Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 4.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Burkina Faso, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.94 for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Burkina Faso peaked at 10.65 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.94, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.67 | — |
| 2001 | 9.67 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.42 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 10.43 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 10.65 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 10.57 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.59 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.41 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.48 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 10.21 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 10.17 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.63 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 9.38 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 9.11 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.21 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.24 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.95 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 8.91 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.47 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 6.2 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 4.96 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 5.19 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.2 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.94 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.94 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.94 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.6, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.43, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.31 | 9.67 | 10.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 | 6.2 | 10.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.05 | 4.94 | 5.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 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 Burkina Faso?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Burkina Faso was 4.94 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10.65 in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.94 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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