Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal
Senegal: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.14 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2015, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal stood at 0.14. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal peaked at 0.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2002.
That places Senegal 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.16 | — |
| 2001 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.16 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.15 | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.14 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.158 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1417 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More social development data for Senegal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 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 Senegal?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Senegal was 0.14 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Senegal ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).