Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives
Maldives: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.0153 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives stood at 0.0153.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives peaked at 0.019 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0129, in 2001.
Maldives ranks 171st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0131 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0129 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0131 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0132 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.014 | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0165 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0168 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0178 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0171 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0181 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.019 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0175 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.017 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0156 | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0155 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0145 | 0.0129 | 0.0165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 | 0.0168 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 | 0.0147 | 0.0156 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More social development data for Maldives
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives was 0.0153 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 0.019 in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0129 in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Maldives ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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