Norway drinks the least alcohol in Scandinavia and nearly the least if europe. Map is from 2019, just bevause reddit loves maps, and new 2026 numbers confirms Norways low level of alcohol consumption.
Link to consumption 2025-26:
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/alcohol-consumption-by-country
I know there will be some comments on binge drinking, but sadly Norway is not even close to top country for this either, when 2026 numbers comes maybe a separate post for this topic.
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1t9tpt6
Posted by Emergency-Sea5201
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Well if you saw the prices you wouldn’t be surprised
6 litres of pure alcohol each year from your average person is a shit load.
And you actually believe russia being 7.2?
That Russian number seems sus.
We don’t drink… *often*, but when we do, *believe me* when I say that we drink to get absolutely HAMMERED.
I have lived in Spain, France and Sweden, and I can say that I have never really seen anyone drink or party like a Norwegian. They (foreigners) drink more often, but puking and drinking your brains out is more frowned upon (though Sweden is more similar to Norway than France/Spain).
Difference between us and say France or Spain.. They do wine every day. We do all the wine on friday and/or saturday.
“Sadly”?
Cheers 🥂
I think a major factor here is how different cultures view day to day alcohol consumption. Having a glass of wine with lunch or dinner on a regular weekday gets you a side eye in Norway, while in many other countries that is entirely normal. Having a daily glass of wine or two won’t get you really drunk, but over a year the quanity of alcohol adds up when you put it in a map like this.
Unbelievable
It’s just _all in one go_
Some of the reason is because Norwegians don’t have the tradition of having one glass of wine or one beer for dinner. Once they start drinking, they don’t stop until they are drunk.
This a bit more updated and interactive [map](https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-alcohol-consumption-per-capita-litres-of-pure-alcohol?globe=1&globeRotation=55%2C10&globeZoom=2.95)