Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 3.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 3.16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador peaked at 3.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.39, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 98th 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 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.74 | — |
| 2001 | 2.74 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.83 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.85 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.73 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.71 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.65 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.41 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.39 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.46 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.73 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.87 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 3.01 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 3 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.03 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.02 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.13 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.16 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 3.16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 | 2.5 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.39 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 3.02 | 3.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More social development data for El Salvador
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (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 0.0107 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 68,182 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 El Salvador?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in El Salvador was 3.16 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- El Salvador ranks 98th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).