Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in France
France: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 25.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in France, 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 France is 25.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in France peaked at 25.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2000.
That places France 140th 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 16.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 22.5% | 25.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in France?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in France was 25.3% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- How does France rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- France ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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