Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 85.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
85.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 179 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
69.0%
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Ethiopia stood at 85.5%.
The figure is up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Ethiopia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2010.
Ethiopia ranks 12th 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 Ethiopia, 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 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 74.2% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.3% | 69.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 69.0% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 84.5% | 85.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 9 Gabon 87.7% compare
- 10 Mexico 86.5% compare
- 11 Botswana 86.0% compare
- 13 Madagascar 84.8% compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.6% compare
- 15 Mozambique 82.3% compare
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 164,215 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0075 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 Ethiopia?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Ethiopia was 85.5% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2010.
- How does Ethiopia rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Ethiopia ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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