Alcohol Statistics Ireland

Alcohol Statistics Ireland:

  • Irish adults have the highest consumption of alcohol and highest degree of binge drinking in Europe (European Union).
  • Average alcohol consumption (according to alcohol statistics done in Ireland in 2002) was  9.3 liters. Twice as high compared to the statistical levels reported in most of the European countries.
  • Highest alcohol consumption was in 2001 (14.4 liters) of pure alcohol.
  • Alcohol consumption slowed down in Ireland in 2003 for the first time in 16 years by 6 percent because of a slowdown in spirits sales.
  • Alcohol consumption statistics for Ireland in 2003 were 13.5 liters of pure alcohol.

 Alcohol Consumption statistics Ireland (average taken from 1998 to 2004)


Year

Beer
[million liters]

Cider
[million liters]

Spirits
[million liters]

Rth
[thousand liters]

Wine
[million liters]

Total
[million liters]

Percent

'03-'04

23.2

3.16

7.4

509

7.5

41.9

1.79

'02-'03

23.5

3

8.7

596

6.7

42.7

0.59

'01-'02

23.9

3.3

8,9

418

5.8

42.45

2.04

'00-'01

23.9

3.2

8,5

531

5.3

41.60

4.44

'99-'00

24

2.8

7,9

220

4.8

39.83

5.95

'98-'99

23,8

2.4

7

149

4.2

37.59

 

Alcohol consumption statistics Ireland (alcohol content by drink in liters of pure alcohol and consumption percentage)

Year

1972

1982

1992

2002

Alcohol consumption

7.72

8.8

11

14

Beer [liters]

5

5.7

8

7.8

Spirits [liters]

2

2.3

2

3

Wine [liters]

.3

.6

.8

2

Cider [liters]

.1

.15

.41

1.1

Beer [%]

65

64

70

54

Spirits [%]

29

27

19

22

Wine [%]

5

7

7

16

Cider [%]

1

2

4

8
  • Rise in wine and cider consumption has featured a 3 times increase in consumption during the 1999-2003 period
  • Irish men (18 to 29 years old ) had the highest consumption in alcohol (according to alcohol statistics).