Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania
Albania: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Albania recorded 49.0% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2013.
Albania ranks 61st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 39.6% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 32.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 37.6% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.0% | 34.7% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 30.8% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 45.6% | 49.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 58 Poland 51.7% compare
- 59 Chile 51.6% compare
- 60 El Salvador 49.0% compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 48.5% compare
- 63 North Macedonia 48.5% compare
- 64 Egypt 47.9% compare
More social development data for Albania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,673 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0091 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,447 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 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, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Albania was 49.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2013.
- How does Albania rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Albania ranks 61st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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