Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 60.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 60.5% for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 90.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2021.
Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 89.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 61.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 86.2% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 53.3% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 53.0% | 60.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More social development data for Papua New Guinea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,727 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 644 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Papua New Guinea was 60.5% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 42nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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