Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Barbados
Barbados: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 4.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados is 4.3, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados peaked at 4.3 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1995.
Barbados ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.06 | — |
| 1991 | 2.92 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 2.23 | -23.6% |
| 1993 | 2.63 | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 2.76 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 1.83 | -33.7% |
| 1996 | 1.83 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.94 | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.96 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 2.02 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.32 | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 2.74 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.78 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.95 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.92 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.03 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.75 | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.96 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.07 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.19 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.22 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.31 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.42 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.52 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.65 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 3.07 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3.55 | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 3.76 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3 | +14.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 4.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.18, 1.4× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 4.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.69, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -33.7% | 2.76 | 1.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 | 1.83 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.78 | 2.32 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 | 2.96 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 | 3.07 | 4.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More social development data for Barbados
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados was 4.3 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2024.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1995.
- How does Barbados rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Barbados ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), by beverage type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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