Boozy Britain: Europeans now drink the equivalent of 460 beers per year, here our fascinating map shows how the UK compares Average British man sinks 850 beers, women quaff 327 glasses of wine per year READ MORE: How much alcohol is REALLY in your beer, wine and spirits By Chris Pollard Published: 11:52 EDT, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 11:59 EDT, 25 July 2024 e-mail View comments Brits are among the heaviest drinkers in Europe, new data shows — with men sinking more than three times as much as women. Men get through 850 pints of beer each year, while women drink the equivalent of 327 glasses of wine. Britain ranks 18th out of 51 European nations for its boozing, with people drinking 2.
9 units (23.5g of pure alcohol) on average each day, or 20.3 units per week — the same as 10 pints of beer or 13 glasses of wine.
This is far above the NHS guidelines which state adults shouldn't drink more than 14 units per week on a regular basis. The new World Health Organization (WHO) figures show Europeans are the biggest boozers in the world, consuming 9.2 litres of pure alcohol (equivalent to 460 pints) every year on average.
That compares to an international average of 5.5 litres (275 pints) per person. Europe's heaviest drinkers are in Romania , where men manage to sink the equivalent of 1,365 pints a year and women quaff 500 glass of wine.
Your browser does not support iframes. British men drink equivalent of 850 pints of 3.6% beer per year, data shows Women in the UK consume the equiv.