Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 64.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 64.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica peaked at 73.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.7%, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 36th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.5% | — |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 68.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 67.8% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 64.7% | 68.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Costa Rica was 64.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.7% in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Costa Rica ranks 36th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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