Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Laos
Laos: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2023
All-time low
96.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Laos, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Laos stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Laos peaked at 98.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2000.
That places Laos 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.1% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 98.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 98.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.5%, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.1% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 1 Kiribati 100.0% compare
- 3 Samoa 95.8% compare
- 4 East Timor 95.7% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 95.5% compare
More social development data for Laos
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 80 (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -4.76 % change on previous year (1984)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Laos?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Laos was 98.2% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Laos ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Laos 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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