Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Cuba
Cuba: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 1.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cuba, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cuba is 1.8, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cuba peaked at 1.92 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.56, in 1969.
Cuba ranks 88th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.34 | — |
| 1962 | 0.88 | -34.3% |
| 1963 | 0.98 | +11.4% |
| 1964 | 1.1 | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | -7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.97 | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 1.31 | +35.1% |
| 1968 | 0.74 | -43.5% |
| 1969 | 0.56 | -24.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9 | +60.7% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 1.36 | +25.9% |
| 1973 | 1.54 | +13.2% |
| 1974 | 1.42 | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 1.63 | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 1.69 | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1.68 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.61 | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.61 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 1.58 | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1.67 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.75 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.92 | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.23 | -34.2% |
| 1991 | 0.71 | -42.3% |
| 1992 | 1.14 | +60.6% |
| 1993 | 0.81 | -28.9% |
| 1994 | 0.75 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.83 | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.93 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | +32.6% |
| 1999 | 1.16 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.32 | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.51 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 1.52 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.57 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.66 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.59 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.61 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.63 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.66 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.71 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.81 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.74 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.79 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.89 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.58 | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1.66 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.77 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | +1.8% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.09, 86% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.69, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +60.7% | 0.56 | 0.9 |
| 1992 | +60.6% | 0.71 | 1.14 |
| 1968 | -43.5% | 1.31 | 0.74 |
| 1991 | -42.3% | 1.23 | 0.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9889 | 0.56 | 1.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 0.9 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 | 1.5 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.956 | 0.71 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.31 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.61 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 | 1.58 | 1.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More social development data for Cuba
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,395 (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 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cuba?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cuba was 1.8 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 1987.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 in 1969.
- How does Cuba rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Cuba ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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