Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt
Egypt: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.11 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt is 0.11, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt peaked at 0.11 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2000.
That places Egypt 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.06 | — |
| 2001 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.086 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 7 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 23,763 (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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Egypt was 0.11 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Egypt ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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