Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Ghana
Ghana: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 0.5175 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 0.5175 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ghana peaked at 0.725 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 1968.
That places Ghana 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.32 | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 0.29 | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.34 | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.26 | -13.3% |
| 1969 | 0.28 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.39 | +39.3% |
| 1971 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 0.43 | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.44 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.48 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.39 | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.47 | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 0.41 | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.32 | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 0.37 | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3 | -18.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.32 | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.29 | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.34 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
| 1987 | 0.26 | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.28 | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.39 | +39.3% |
| 1990 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.32 | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.35 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.32 | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.37 | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.38 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6054 | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5402 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5977 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6008 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.63 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6298 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7045 | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.711 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7115 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6899 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7088 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.725 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.679 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6711 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6659 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6574 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6517 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6432 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6351 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6179 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5215 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5342 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5139 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5108 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5175 | +1.3% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.5175 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5147, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.5175 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7565, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +59.3% | 0.38 | 0.6054 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.415 | 0.32 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.308 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.344 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6421 | 0.5402 | 0.7115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6655 | 0.6179 | 0.725 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5196 | 0.5108 | 0.5342 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 123 Solomon Islands 0.5616 compare
- 124 United Arab Emirates 0.5354 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 0.5222 compare
- 127 Turkmenistan 0.5125 compare
- 128 Nigeria 0.512 compare
- 129 Cook Islands 0.5117 compare
More social development data for Ghana
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 21,050 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,030 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 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 Ghana?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ghana was 0.5175 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.725 in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 1968.
- How does Ghana rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Ghana ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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