Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo
Congo: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo, 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 Congo is 80.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2023.
Congo ranks 19th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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, 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 | 92.9% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 81.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 83.3% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 80.0% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (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 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,134 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0096 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?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Congo was 80.0% 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 Congo?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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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