Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Belarus
Belarus: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 22.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Belarus, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Belarus is 22.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Belarus peaked at 22.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places Belarus 146th 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 8.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.7% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More social development data for Belarus
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,462 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 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 Belarus?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Belarus was 22.3% 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Belarus ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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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