Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Niger
Niger: Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure was 1.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Niger, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Niger recorded 1.4 for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Niger peaked at 2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2020.
That places Niger 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.52 | — |
| 2001 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.55 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.5 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.48 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.61 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.72 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.92 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.93 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.94 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.9 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 1.45 | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 | 1.48 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.45 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Niger?
- Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Niger was 1.4 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2020.
- How does Niger rank for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure?
- Niger ranks 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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