Overview
- Total alcohol sales volumes dropped to 205.798 million decaliters in 2025, according to Rosalkogoltabakkontrol.
- Vodka sales declined 3.6% to 73.315 million decaliters, while liqueur‑vodka products rose 12.7% to 18.808 million decaliters.
- Low-alcohol beverages plunged 87.3% to 1.526 million decaliters, and sales of drinks stronger than 9% slipped 1.1% to 119.979 million decaliters.
- Cognac fell 9.2% to 12.853 million decaliters, grape wine eased 1.9% to 56.004 million, sparkling wine decreased 3.2% to 22.771 million, and liqueur wine dropped 10.7% to 1.154 million.
- A separate per-capita measure eased to 8.06 liters over the 12 months to December from 8.39 liters, with declines in 67 regions led by Perm Krai, Irkutsk and Kirov, while consumption was highest in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug and lowest in Chechnya, Ingushetia and Dagestan.