Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 13.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 13.25 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 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bulgaria peaked at 13.25 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.92, in 2000.
Bulgaria ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.92 | — |
| 2001 | 10.92 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.07 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 11.3 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.44 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.61 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.88 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.89 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.83 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 11.82 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 11.96 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 12.06 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.95 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.04 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 12.18 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 12.49 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.69 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.88 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.97 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.02 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 13.09 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.18 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.25 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.25 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4 | 10.92 | 11.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 | 11.82 | 12.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.16 | 13.02 | 13.25 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bulgaria?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Bulgaria was 13.25 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.92 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Bulgaria ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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