Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 20.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2022
All-time low
10.4%
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Benin, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.0% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Benin peaked at 20.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2005.
That places Benin 152nd 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 10.4% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.7% | 20.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 149 Republic of Korea 21.2% compare
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- 153 Republic of Moldova 19.4% compare
- 154 Vanuatu 19.0% compare
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More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (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 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Benin?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Benin was 20.0% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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