Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.0029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0029
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.0031
in 2014
All-time low
0.0012
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh is 0.0029, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0031 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 2005.
That places Bangladesh 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0012 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 | +79.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 | +46.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.003 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.003 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.003 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.003 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0017 | 0.0012 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 | 0.0029 | 0.003 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 174 Syrian Arab Republic 0.072 compare
- 175 Kuwait 0.0606 compare
- 176 Pakistan 0.0405 compare
- 178 Libya 0
- 178 Somalia 0
- 178 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
- 178 Afghanistan 0
- 178 Mauritania 0
- 178 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 178 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0
- 178 Sudan 0
- 178 Naoero 0
- 178 Yemen 0
- 178 Saudi Arabia 0
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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 Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh was 0.0029 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Bangladesh ranks 177th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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), three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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