Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.6487 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6487
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.6757
in 2018
All-time low
0.4628
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia stood at 0.6487.
That represents a change of up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia peaked at 0.6757 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4628, in 2006.
That places Malaysia 149th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5353 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5353 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5181 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5139 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5035 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4821 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4628 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4662 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4807 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4997 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5159 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5387 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5534 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5548 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5734 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6098 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6583 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6708 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6757 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6477 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6244 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6223 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6244 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6487 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6487 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4998 | 0.4628 | 0.5353 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5998 | 0.5159 | 0.6757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6337 | 0.6223 | 0.6487 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0.8917 compare
- 147 Tajikistan 0.6782 compare
- 148 Oman 0.6624 compare
- 150 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.6323 compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 0.6208 compare
- 152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5711 compare
More social development data for Malaysia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 150,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,477 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0042 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Malaysia was 0.6487 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6757 in 2018.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4628 in 2006.
- How does Malaysia rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Malaysia ranks 149th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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