Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga
Tonga: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.22 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga, 2000–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2013, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga stood at 0.22. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga peaked at 0.92 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.22, in 2013.
That places Tonga 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.66 | — |
| 2001 | 0.65 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.89 | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.87 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.62 | -28.7% |
| 2009 | 0.62 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.92 | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 0.53 | -42.4% |
| 2012 | 0.35 | -34.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.784 | 0.62 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.505 | 0.22 | 0.92 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 54.76 % change on previous year (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 Tonga?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Tonga was 0.22 in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.22 in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Tonga ranks 158th out of 189 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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