Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao
Curacao: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 13.23 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao, 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 Curacao is 13.23, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao peaked at 13.23 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 2006.
Curacao ranks 9th 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 Curacao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.51 | — |
| 2001 | 5.51 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.41 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5.16 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 4.95 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.87 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 4.87 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.21 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.63 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 6.13 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 8.52 | +39.1% |
| 2011 | 10.86 | +27.4% |
| 2012 | 13.08 | +20.4% |
| 2013 | 13.12 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 13.08 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 13.06 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.08 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 12.85 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 12.66 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.99 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 11.47 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.42 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 13.23 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 13.23 | +0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 13.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 13.23 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.58, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +39.1% | 6.13 | 8.52 |
| 2011 | +27.4% | 8.52 | 10.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.33 | 4.87 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.23 | 8.52 | 13.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.41 | 11.47 | 13.23 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Curacao was 13.23 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 Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 13.23 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2006.
- How does Curacao rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Curacao ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Curacao 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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