Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 12.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.94 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 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cameroon peaked at 12.94 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.77, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 11th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.77 | — |
| 2001 | 10.77 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.07 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 11.17 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.19 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.21 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.34 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.67 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.22 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.41 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 12.66 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 12.89 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.77 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.38 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 11.99 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 11.73 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.03 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 12.15 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.51 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 12.59 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.83 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 12.94 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 12.94 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.24 | 10.77 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.32 | 11.73 | 12.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 | 12.51 | 12.94 | 5 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cameroon?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Cameroon was 12.94 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.94 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.77 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Cameroon ranks 11th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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