Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.99 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
0.99
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
112th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1
in 2014
All-time low
0.51
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2015
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin stood at 0.99.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin peaked at 1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.51, in 2005.
Benin ranks 112th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.54 | — |
| 2001 | 0.66 | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.73 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.53 | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.55 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.62 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.67 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.79 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.88 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.99 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.599 | 0.51 | 0.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.88 | 0.67 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 109 Rwanda 1.02 compare
- 110 Mozambique 1.01 compare
- 110 Tunisia 1.01 compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 0.96 compare
- 114 Solomon Islands 0.94 compare
- 115 Dominica 0.93 compare
More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (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 1,279 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Benin was 0.99 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.51 in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Benin ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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