Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Tunisia
Tunisia: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage was 0.927 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tunisia stood at 0.927.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tunisia peaked at 1.05 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.29, in 1987.
Tunisia ranks 111th of 188 countries on this measure, 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.43 | — |
| 1962 | 0.39 | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.32 | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.41 | +28.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4 | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.42 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.43 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.42 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3 | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.34 | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.46 | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.51 | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.56 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.58 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.48 | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.51 | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.49 | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.44 | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.44 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.42 | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.49 | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.47 | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.48 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.38 | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.29 | -23.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4 | +37.9% |
| 1989 | 0.41 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.41 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.38 | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.33 | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.53 | +60.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6 | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.56 | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.54 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.62 | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.63 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.71 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7848 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.74 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.773 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.781 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8095 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8449 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8712 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9087 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9284 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9537 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8657 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.849 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8478 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8562 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9581 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 1 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9846 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9698 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8338 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8626 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8935 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9101 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.927 | +1.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.927 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5147, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.927 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0604, 15.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres) … beverage in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +60.6% | 0.33 | 0.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3911 | 0.3 | 0.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.48 | 0.34 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.422 | 0.29 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.531 | 0.33 | 0.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8395 | 0.74 | 0.9537 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.94 | 0.8478 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8854 | 0.8338 | 0.927 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More social development data for Tunisia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 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 Tunisia?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Tunisia was 0.927 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 1987.
- How does Tunisia rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Tunisia ranks 111th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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