Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Gambia
Gambia: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.4818 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.4818 for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Gambia peaked at 1.75 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4082, in 2021.
That places Gambia 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.62 | — |
| 2001 | 1.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.75 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 1.62 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.55 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.51 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.47 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.43 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1.15 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9571 | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8769 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7812 | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6744 | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5433 | -19.4% |
| 2019 | 0.467 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4151 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4082 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4332 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4818 | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4818 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 | 1.47 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9573 | 0.467 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.444 | 0.4082 | 0.4818 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More social development data for Gambia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,728 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 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 Gambia?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Gambia was 0.4818 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 in 2003.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4082 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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