The lowest vodka consumption in Russia is in the North Caucasus

The subjects of the North Caucasus Federal District are traditionally named the regions with the lowest vodka consumption in 2024. The minimum official sales were recorded in Chechnya - 0.05 liters per person (115 times less than the national average). In Ingushetia, the figure was 0.4 liters, in North Ossetia - 1.1 liters, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan - 1.2 liters, in Karachay-Cherkessia - 1.8 liters.

At the same time, last year, the KBR and North Ossetia saw the greatest increase in vodka sales - +20.8% (up to 1.2 liters per capita) and +18.8% (up to 1.1 liters), respectively. Vodka sold best last year in the Far East and the North.

Sakhalin and Chukotka became the leaders in retail sales of vodka. There the figures were 11.8 and 11.7 liters per capita, respectively. Then, with a small gap, came Karelia (11.2 liters), Komi (10.6 liters) and Magadan Oblast (10.3 liters).

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