Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt
Egypt: Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure was 1.69 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.69
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
172nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
2.86
in 2009
All-time low
1.69
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt stood at 1.69. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt peaked at 2.86 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2020.
Egypt ranks 172nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.99 | — |
| 2001 | 1.99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.24 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 2.44 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 2.71 | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.86 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.74 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.57 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.52 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.38 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.16 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 2 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.95 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.69 | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 | 1.99 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 | 1.95 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 169 Singapore 2.88 compare
- 170 Kiribati 2.86 compare
- 171 Sierra Leone 1.7 compare
- 173 Bangladesh 1.68 compare
- 174 Tonga 1.48 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220,033 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (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 23,763 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0019 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt?
- Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Egypt was 1.69 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2009.
- What is the lowest alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2020.
- How does Egypt rank for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure?
- Egypt ranks 172nd out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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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