Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador
El Salvador: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 1.28 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1.28 for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador peaked at 1.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.91, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 102nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.99 | — |
| 2001 | 1.01 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.91 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.97 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 1 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.96 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.92 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.28 | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.984 | 0.91 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 0.92 | 1.28 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in El Salvador was 1.28 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 2016.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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