Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 4.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin, 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 Benin is 4.09, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin peaked at 5.67 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.09, in 2023.
Benin ranks 112th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.24 | — |
| 2001 | 5.24 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.3 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.28 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.21 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.15 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.16 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.21 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 5.26 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.38 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 5.52 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.67 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.54 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.34 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5 | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 4.84 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.65 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 4.49 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.38 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.18 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.09 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.09 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 | 5.15 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 | 4.43 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.21 | 4.09 | 4.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 109 Côte d'Ivoire 4.18 compare
- 110 Cambodia 4.16 compare
- 111 Rwanda 4.14 compare
- 113 Cape Verde 4.07 compare
- 114 Uganda 4.03 compare
- 115 Costa Rica 3.95 compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Benin was 4.09 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.67 in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.09 in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Benin ranks 112th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin 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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