Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 1.58 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.58
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
94th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.63
in 2019
All-time low
0.34
in 1967
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador stood at 1.58.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador peaked at 1.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.34, in 1967.
El Salvador ranks 94th 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 of pure) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.43 | — |
| 1962 | 0.43 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.41 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.37 | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.35 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.37 | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.46 | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5 | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.68 | +36.0% |
| 1975 | 0.78 | +14.7% |
| 1976 | 0.85 | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.86 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.87 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.85 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.82 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.84 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.73 | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.59 | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.71 | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.77 | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9 | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.86 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.81 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.93 | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 1 | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.24 | +24.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 1.27 | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 1.4 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 1.32 | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 1.21 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1.12 | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9809 | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 1 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9113 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9855 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9744 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9315 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9381 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9501 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.19 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.3 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.43 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.63 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.36 | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.57 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 1.52 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.58 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3789 | 0.34 | 0.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.681 | 0.46 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.793 | 0.59 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.21 | 0.93 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9881 | 0.9113 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 | 0.9381 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.58 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador was 1.58 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 in 1967.
- How does El Salvador rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- El Salvador ranks 94th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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