Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.7565 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7565
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
118th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.7565
in 2024
All-time low
0.13
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 0.7565 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 0.7565 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1961.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 118th 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 of pure) in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.13 | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.16 | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.22 | +37.5% |
| 1969 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.24 | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.33 | +37.5% |
| 1972 | 0.39 | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.34 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.38 | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.42 | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.39 | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.29 | -25.6% |
| 1981 | 0.28 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.27 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.31 | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.25 | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.22 | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.19 | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.17 | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.21 | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.24 | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.37 | +54.2% |
| 1994 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.36 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.43 | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.47 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.52 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.52 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4172 | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4077 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3776 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4091 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4236 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4716 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5422 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6265 | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6155 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5942 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5842 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6205 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6892 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7129 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7072 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7024 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7393 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7179 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7113 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6726 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6614 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6735 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6908 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7337 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7565 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.22 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.358 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.255 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.366 | 0.17 | 0.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4885 | 0.3776 | 0.6265 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6857 | 0.5842 | 0.7393 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7032 | 0.6614 | 0.7565 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 115 Kenya 0.8388 compare
- 116 Ukraine 0.8255 compare
- 117 Burkina Faso 0.7698 compare
- 119 Bahrain 0.6721 compare
- 120 Central African Republic 0.5996 compare
- 121 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.5965 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,592 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tanzania, United Republic of was 0.7565 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7565 in 2024.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1961.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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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