Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Namibia
Namibia: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 64.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Namibia stood at 64.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Namibia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2006.
Namibia ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Namibia, 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 | 76.7% | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 59.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 63.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 65.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 63.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 54.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 63.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 63.9% | 67.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More social development data for Namibia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,470 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 685 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0018 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 Namibia?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Namibia was 64.1% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2006.
- How does Namibia rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Namibia ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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