Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 6.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eswatini stood at 6.09. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eswatini peaked at 6.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.05, in 2011.
That places Eswatini 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6 | — |
| 2001 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.54 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.81 | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 4.84 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.66 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 4.84 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 4.73 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 4.53 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.18 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.14 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.05 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.64 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 4.96 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 5.09 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.89 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 4.95 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.29 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 5.35 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.36 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.3 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 5.36 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.78 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 6.09 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.93 | 4.18 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.05 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 | 5.3 | 6.09 | 5 |
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More social development data for Eswatini
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,414 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (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 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 220 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0011 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 Eswatini?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eswatini was 6.09 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.05 in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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