Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India
India: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.23 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India is 0.23, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 109.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India peaked at 0.23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2000.
That places India 157th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.07 | — |
| 2001 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.097 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1971 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in India was 0.23 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2000.
- How does India rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- India ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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