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
Sales of cigarettes
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
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
See the documentation of statistics to learn more:
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.