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Sales of alcohol and tobacco

How much beer, wine, and spirits are sold in Denmark? And how many cigarettes are sold? The figures are based on retail sales, and the information comes from the tax authorities. Therefore, the figures cannot be broken down by, for example, age groups.

Selected statistics on Sales of alcohol and tobacco

This page shows selected popular statistics on the subject of Sales of alcohol and tobacco. In Statbank Denmark, you can find more data and compile your own statistics.

Sales of cigarettes

Here you can see the development in cigarette sales over time.
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Last update
18.6.2025
Next update
19.6.2026
Source data

Data on the sale of alcohol and tobacco, in the form of tax revenue, is retrieved from the Danish Ministry of Taxation. The estimations of pure alcohol relies on the tax authorities' assessment of the specific tax classes' average alcohol percentage.

Development in sales of beer, wine and spirits

Here you can see the trend over time.
More about the figure
Last update
18.6.2025
Next update
19.6.2026
Source data

Data on the sale of alcohol and tobacco, in the form of tax revenue, is retrieved from the Danish Ministry of Taxation. The estimations of pure alcohol relies on the tax authorities' assessment of the specific tax classes' average alcohol percentage.

On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

Sales of Alcohol and Tobacco

The purpose of the statistics is to describe the sale of tobacco and alcohol in Denmark. The sale statistics has been produced since 1939 and goes back to 1921.

Need more data on Sales of alcohol and tobacco?

You can search for more data in StatBank. You can find sales data broken down by liters and by residents over 18 years old. Data on beer, wine, and spirits sales is available all the way back to 1921.

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