Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan
Jordan: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.0512 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.0512
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
167th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.3
in 1979
All-time low
0.0491
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan stood at 0.0512.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan peaked at 0.3 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0491, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 167th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 0.07 | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.14 | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2 | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.25 | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.24 | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.22 | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.17 | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.13 | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 0.13 | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1 | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.15 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0731 | -47.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1056 | +44.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0964 | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0947 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0992 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1051 | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1117 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1107 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1159 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1176 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0868 | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0637 | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0758 | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0754 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0806 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0956 | +25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0798 | -16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0812 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.064 | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0491 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0572 | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0607 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.061 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0512 | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0722 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.148 | 0.07 | 0.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.178 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.141 | 0.1 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.103 | 0.0731 | 0.1176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0779 | 0.0637 | 0.0956 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0558 | 0.0491 | 0.061 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More social development data for Jordan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (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 5,471 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0379 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 Jordan?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Jordan was 0.0512 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 in 1979.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Jordan ranks 167th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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