18 December 2014 Last updated at 16:03
Booze calculator: What's your drinking nationality?
In the month of December alcohol consumption increases as many people celebrate the festive season. But how does your drinking measure up to the average from countries around the world? Find out below if you are similar to a boozy Belarusian or a teetotal Kuwaiti.Continue reading the main story
Produced by Ed Lowther, James Offer, Gerry Fletcher and Aidan Fewster.
Countries and their favourite type of alcoholic drink:
Beer Wine Spirits Other No data
Per person, the top five consumers of each type of drink are:
Beer Wine Spirits Other No data
Per person, the top five consumers of each type of drink are:
Beer
- Namibia
- Gabon
- Romania
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
- Namibia
- Gabon
- Romania
- Lithuania
- Czech Republic
Wine
- Portugal
- France
- Andorra
- Denmark
- Croatia
- Portugal
- France
- Andorra
- Denmark
- Croatia
Spirits
- Moldova
- Grenada
- Belarus
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
- Moldova
- Grenada
- Belarus
- Russia
- Kazakhstan
Other drinks
- Nigeria
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- South Korea
- Sierra Leone
- Nigeria
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- South Korea
- Sierra Leone
What is meant by 'other' drinks?
This category is dominant in swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to the popularity of beer made from sorghum, a grain that thrives in hot climates and can withstand harsh droughts.
Sorghum is also used to produce Chinese Baijiu, an extra-strong spirit traditionally downed in shots. The most prestigious brand of Baijiu is called Moutai and is associated with Mao Zedong's revolutionary struggle.
Soju, a liquor made from rice, dominates in South Korea - and local favourite Jinro Soju is also reportedly the best-selling brand of spirit in the world.
As beer is defined in the data as being based on malt, and wine from grapes, any other fermented drink, whether made from sorghum, maize, millet, rice, or from fruits other than grapes, would fall into the "other" category.
And since it can mean such a varied range of drinks, this category has been disregarded from our calculation of which country best matches your drinking data.
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This category is dominant in swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to the popularity of beer made from sorghum, a grain that thrives in hot climates and can withstand harsh droughts.
Sorghum is also used to produce Chinese Baijiu, an extra-strong spirit traditionally downed in shots. The most prestigious brand of Baijiu is called Moutai and is associated with Mao Zedong's revolutionary struggle.
Soju, a liquor made from rice, dominates in South Korea - and local favourite Jinro Soju is also reportedly the best-selling brand of spirit in the world.
As beer is defined in the data as being based on malt, and wine from grapes, any other fermented drink, whether made from sorghum, maize, millet, rice, or from fruits other than grapes, would fall into the "other" category.
And since it can mean such a varied range of drinks, this category has been disregarded from our calculation of which country best matches your drinking data.
Booze calculator: What's your drinking nationality?
Find out here: http://bbc.in/1wPP8oB
The average resident of Belarus drinks a total of about 17.5 litres of pure alcohol a year, making it the world's heaviest-drinking country. While Kuwait is the lightest-drinking country, where selling or drinking alcohol is illegal.
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