Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Barbados
Barbados: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 41.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 41.0% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Barbados peaked at 41.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.8%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.8% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 36.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.2% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Barbados?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Barbados was 41.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.8% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Barbados ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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