Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 0.5965 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Micronesia (country), 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Micronesia (country) stood at 0.5965.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Micronesia (country) peaked at 3.71 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
Micronesia (country) ranks 121st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 3.71 | — |
| 1996 | 3.65 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 3.61 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.58 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.54 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.863 | -75.6% |
| 2001 | 0.837 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8144 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7892 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7699 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7582 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7366 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.72 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7085 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7024 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.6939 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6901 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6787 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6591 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6536 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6411 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6502 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6595 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6479 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6367 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6034 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6104 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6062 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5952 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5965 | +0.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5965 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.09, 28% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 0.5965 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8046, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Micronesia (country) 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 | -75.6% | 3.54 | 0.863 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 0 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7699 | 0.7024 | 0.863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6611 | 0.6367 | 0.6939 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6024 | 0.5952 | 0.6104 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
- 118 Tanzania 0.7565 compare
- 119 Bahrain 0.6721 compare
- 120 Central African Republic 0.5996 compare
- 122 Armenia 0.5817 compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 0.5616 compare
- 124 United Arab Emirates 0.5354 compare
More social development data for Micronesia (country)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 5 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Micronesia (country)?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Micronesia (country) was 0.5965 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 in 1995.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 121st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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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