Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 0.3639 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.3639 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Madagascar peaked at 0.5113 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 141st 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.08 | — |
| 1962 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.19 | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.22 | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.26 | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.27 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.24 | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.26 | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.29 | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.18 | -37.9% |
| 1982 | 0.16 | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.18 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.23 | +43.8% |
| 1991 | 0.17 | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 0.16 | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.15 | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.22 | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 0.14 | -36.4% |
| 1998 | 0.18 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.35 | +94.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3773 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3901 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2663 | -31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3674 | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 0.344 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3247 | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3289 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3664 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3586 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3821 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5113 | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4791 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4293 | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4069 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4191 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4399 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4582 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4768 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4778 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4538 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4612 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4591 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3975 | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3891 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3639 | -6.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3639 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2108, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3639 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7565, 48% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +94.4% | 0.18 | 0.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1133 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.203 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.188 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.192 | 0.14 | 0.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3506 | 0.2663 | 0.3901 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4552 | 0.4069 | 0.5113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4141 | 0.3639 | 0.4612 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 138 Lebanon 0.4097 compare
- 139 Papua New Guinea 0.3985 compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 0.3947 compare
- 142 Niue 0.3566 compare
- 143 Azerbaijan 0.3559 compare
- 144 Nepal 0.3329 compare
More social development data for Madagascar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 87 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 25 % 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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 637 (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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Madagascar?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Madagascar was 0.3639 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5113 in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Madagascar ranks 141st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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