Portugal top in Europe for alcohol consumption

Portugal has been ranked as the country in Europe that has the highest percentage of people who drink alcohol daily.

By TPN, in News, Portugal · 15 Apr 2024, 20:05 · 9 Comments

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According to a post by @Land_geist based on numbers from Eurostat, in Portugal, a total of 21.4% of people drink alcohol on a daily basis.

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The percentage in Portugal is considerably higher than the next country in Europe on the list, neighbouring Spain where the number is 13.5%. The third country on the list is Italy with 12.4%.

At the other end of the table, with the lowest percentage of the population consuming alcohol on a daily basis, is Turkey with 0.5%, followed by Lithuania with 0.8%, and then Iceland with 1.1%.

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Comments

That tells you just how good the wine, beer and port is in Portugal.

By JG from Algarve on 16 Apr 2024, 04:39

Something to be proud of, people trying to cope with life thru the hard drug alcohol.

By Fred Doe from Other on 16 Apr 2024, 08:53

These figures are hard to believe. Only 2.6% of people in Ireland drink alcohol every day!!!???

By Martin Jelfs from Lisbon on 16 Apr 2024, 10:18

With decent bottles of wine at €3 a bottle I’m not surprised!!

By Jonathan Beaumont from Lisbon on 16 Apr 2024, 10:30

We have fabulous Portuguese red wine every night with dinner, a weekend treat when we were work slaves. I look on it as my daily dose of resveratol, good for the heart, good for the soul, good for the economy. To quote Churchill "I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me.”

By Jan from UK on 16 Apr 2024, 10:47

hahahaha now that we've left we're giving someone else the chance to be top of the drinking charts for a while!! Parabens Portugal!!

By ProudBrit from Algarve on 16 Apr 2024, 13:47

The numbers for Ireland make sense. If it's
not 40% alcohol, it doesn't count. Beer is what you give your kids. Ireland doesn't exactly have ideal climate for wine, like Portugal. Alcohol is probably defined as wine or liquor. Since Portugal's wine is so damn good, and cheap, it's easy to consume a lot. Portugal has the highest rate of wine consumption per capita, out of EVERY country in the world. 52 liters per year on average. Obviously the amount is higher because most people under 18 don't drink wine.

By Robert from Lisbon on 16 Apr 2024, 23:50

51.6 liters to be exact...

By Robert from Lisbon on 16 Apr 2024, 23:54

The article is misleading. It shows only part of the Eurostat report on alcohol consumption. More important is the amount of alcohol consumed per person per year. On this measure Ireland ranks higher than Portugal.
On the daily consumption of alcohol, it is common for Portuguese to have a glass of beer or wine with lunch each working day; this is why Portugal is tops for daily consumption.

By Graeme Britton from Lisbon on 18 Apr 2024, 09:10