Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados
Barbados: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 10.07 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados is 10.07, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados peaked at 10.07 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.84, in 2000.
That places Barbados 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.84 | — |
| 2001 | 7.84 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.98 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 8.11 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.18 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.36 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.49 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.7 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 8.71 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 8.73 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 8.67 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.81 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.97 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 9.14 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9.3 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9.5 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 9.84 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.92 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 9.47 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.14 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.07 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.53 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.07 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 10.07 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.29 | 7.84 | 8.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.33 | 8.67 | 9.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.58 | 9.07 | 10.07 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 38 Ireland 10.27 compare
- 39 Cook Islands 10.22 compare
- 40 Montenegro 10.17 compare
- 42 Guadeloupe 9.95 compare
- 43 United States of America 9.56 compare
- 44 Belgium 9.54 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 577 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Barbados was 10.07 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Barbados ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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