Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 6.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.57
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 206 countries
All-time high
6.57
in 2023
All-time low
4.71
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 6.57 for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 6.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.71, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.71 | — |
| 2001 | 4.71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.8 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.93 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.16 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 5.68 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 5.87 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 5.89 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.81 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5.77 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.85 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5.89 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5.84 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.82 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.99 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.25 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 6.42 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.38 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.16 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.09 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.21 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 6.45 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 6.57 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 6.57 | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.57 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.87, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 6.57 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.17, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.29 | 4.71 | 5.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 | 5.77 | 6.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.38 | 6.09 | 6.57 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More social development data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 586 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (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 0.0079 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24,653 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 6.57 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.71 in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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