Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Uganda
Uganda: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 17.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 179 countries
All-time high
22.1%
in 2018
All-time low
6.3%
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Uganda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Uganda stood at 17.6%.
The figure is down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Uganda peaked at 22.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2002.
That places Uganda 156th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.3% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.0% | 18.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 153 Republic of Moldova 19.4% compare
- 154 Vanuatu 19.0% compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 18.3% compare
- 157 Iraq 17.3% compare
- 158 Kyrgyzstan 16.8% compare
- 159 Nepal 16.6% compare
More social development data for Uganda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.94 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 12,792 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (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 12,792 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0377 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 Uganda?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Uganda was 17.6% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Uganda ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).