Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 179 countries
All-time high
16.4%
in 2022
All-time low
4.8%
in 2007
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 16.2% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024.
The figure is up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Bangladesh peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2007.
That places Bangladesh 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.1% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -50.6% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +100.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +33.6% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 4.8% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.2% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 158 Kyrgyzstan 16.8% compare
- 159 Nepal 16.6% compare
- 160 Liberia 16.5% compare
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe 13.8% compare
- 163 Niue 13.3% compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 13.1% compare
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Bangladesh was 16.2% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2007.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Bangladesh ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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