Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure was 4.19 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea stood at 4.19. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.19, in 2020.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.57 | — |
| 2001 | 7.57 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.31 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 6.8 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 6.74 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 6.66 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 6.82 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 6.72 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.79 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.91 | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 4.61 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 4.99 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 5.61 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 5.95 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.13 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.16 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.22 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.01 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 6.01 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.19 | -30.2% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 4.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.52, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 4.19 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.44, 56% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.2% | 6.01 | 4.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.89 | 5.91 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 | 4.61 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.19 | 4.19 | 4.19 | 1 |
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, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea?
- Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure in Papua New Guinea was 4.19 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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, 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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