Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 18.33 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica is 18.33, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica peaked at 24.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.52 | — |
| 2001 | 24.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.19 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 24 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.88 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 24.12 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.26 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.44 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.09 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 23.22 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 21.5 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 20.06 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 18.88 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 18.67 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.62 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19.03 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.07 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.11 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 18.59 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.59 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.33 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.12 | 23.22 | 24.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 | 18.59 | 21.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.33 | 18.33 | 18.33 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More social development data for Costa Rica
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 36,395 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 367 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0071 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Costa Rica was 18.33 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Costa Rica ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).