Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Chile
Chile: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 3.03 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Chile, 1963–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Chile recorded 3.03 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Chile peaked at 3.48 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1975.
Chile ranks 51st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1.03 | — |
| 1964 | 0.98 | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.68 | +71.4% |
| 1966 | 1.46 | -13.1% |
| 1967 | 1.5 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.39 | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 1.16 | -16.5% |
| 1970 | 1.35 | +16.4% |
| 1971 | 1.68 | +24.4% |
| 1972 | 1.72 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.43 | -16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.43 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6 | -58.0% |
| 1976 | 0.75 | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 1.08 | +44.0% |
| 1978 | 1.02 | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.33 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.21 | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.17 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.49 | +24.2% |
| 1988 | 1.57 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.63 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.65 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.71 | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1.89 | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8 | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.37 | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 2.39 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.96 | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 1.88 | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.21 | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 1.76 | -20.2% |
| 2001 | 1.76 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.73 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.78 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.81 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 2.16 | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 2.2 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.28 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.35 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 2.55 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2.71 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.72 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.89 | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2.89 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.97 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.06 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 3.18 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 3.48 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3.21 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 3.12 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.03 | -2.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.03 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.18, 95% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.03 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.69, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +71.4% | 0.98 | 1.68 |
| 1975 | -58.0% | 1.43 | 0.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 | 0.98 | 1.68 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1.22 | 0.6 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.31 | 1.09 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 1.6 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 | 1.73 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 2.35 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 | 3.03 | 3.48 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Chile?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Chile was 3.03 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 2021.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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