Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China
China: Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure was 7.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China is 7.6, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China peaked at 11.24 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2003.
China ranks 130th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.62 | — |
| 2001 | 6.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.25 | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 6.05 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 6.06 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.35 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 6.88 | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 7.45 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 8.08 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 8.78 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 9.57 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 10.29 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 10.77 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 11.04 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 11.17 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.24 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 11.01 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.18 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 9.13 | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 9.13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6 | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.91 | 6.05 | 8.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.35 | 9.13 | 11.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China?
- Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in China was 7.6 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 11.24 in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 in 2003.
- How does China rank for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure?
- China ranks 130th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure alcohol, three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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