Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.1158 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait stood at 0.1158.
The figure is down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait peaked at 0.1748 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0699, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 192nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1637 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1637 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1605 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1643 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1687 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1724 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1748 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1713 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1639 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.153 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1428 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1329 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.125 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1208 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1193 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1147 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1061 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0957 | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0849 | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0776 | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0718 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0699 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0796 | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1158 | +45.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1158 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.1158 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.1158 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4216, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +45.5% | 0.0796 | 0.1158 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1656 | 0.153 | 0.1748 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.112 | 0.0776 | 0.1428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0906 | 0.0699 | 0.1158 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (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)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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 Kuwait?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Kuwait was 0.1158 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1748 in 2006.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Kuwait ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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