Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal
Nepal: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.18 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal is 0.18, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal peaked at 0.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2000.
That places Nepal 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.07 | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1417 | 0.1 | 0.18 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Nepal was 0.18 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2015.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Nepal ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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