Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) was 11.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Malawi, 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 Malawi is 11.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Malawi peaked at 17.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2018.
That places Malawi 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.0% | — |
| 2001 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 11.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 41.7%, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.6%, 24% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.1% | 8.5% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 12.9% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 8.2% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 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 Malawi?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Malawi was 11.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Malawi ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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