Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Myanmar
Myanmar: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 27.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 27.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Myanmar peaked at 34.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2010.
That places Myanmar 136th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 16.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 16.0% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.2% | 28.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (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 Myanmar?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Myanmar was 27.5% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2010.
- How does Myanmar rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Myanmar ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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