Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.0029 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0029
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0031
in 2014
All-time low
0.0012
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh stood at 0.0029.
That represents a change of down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0031 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 2005.
Bangladesh ranks 199th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0012 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 | +79.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 | +46.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 | +39.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.003 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.003 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.003 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.003 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0029 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0017 | 0.0012 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.003 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 | 0.0029 | 0.003 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 196 Pakistan 0.0867 compare
- 197 Afghanistan 0.0302 compare
- 198 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0207 compare
- 200 Libya 0.0023 compare
- 201 Mauritania 0 compare
- 201 Somalia 0
- 201 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 201 Yemen 0 compare
- 201 Brunei Darussalam 0 compare
- 201 Naoero 0
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 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, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bangladesh was 0.0029 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 in 2014.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 2005.
- How does Bangladesh rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Bangladesh ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) (SDG Indicator 3.5.2), three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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