Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia
Liberia: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.545 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.545, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia peaked at 0.6574 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.545, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 153rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6574 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6574 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6412 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6413 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6441 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6392 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6323 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6224 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6175 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5997 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5906 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5746 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5746 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5552 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5573 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5493 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5725 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5824 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6265 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6198 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6182 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5678 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5569 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.545 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.545 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6353 | 0.5997 | 0.6574 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5803 | 0.5493 | 0.6265 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5666 | 0.545 | 0.6182 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6323 compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 0.6208 compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5711 compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 0.5436 compare
- 155 Malawi 0.5375 compare
- 156 Madagascar 0.4521 compare
More social development data for Liberia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,172 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (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 Liberia?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia was 0.545 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6574 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.545 in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Liberia ranks 153rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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