Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 82.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 82.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2023.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.1% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 82.6% | 91.6% | 5 |
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More social development data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 503,732 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (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 0.0104 units per person (2025)
- 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 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 82.6% 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2023.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 14th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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