Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 2.83 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Cameroon, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.83 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Cameroon peaked at 3.01 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.07, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.07 | — |
| 2001 | 2.27 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.42 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.1 | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 2.08 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.11 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.3 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 2.71 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 2.53 | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 2.81 | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 2.98 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.01 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.83 | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.07 | 2.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.78 | 2.5 | 3.01 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 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 Cameroon?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Cameroon was 2.83 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.01 in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.07 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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