Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 5.92 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic is 5.92, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 5.92 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.78, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.78 | — |
| 2001 | 1.78 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.93 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 2.09 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3 | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 2.77 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 3.08 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 3.78 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 4.07 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.35 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.51 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 4.58 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.64 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.83 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 5.08 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 5.31 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 5.52 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.58 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.43 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.49 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.63 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 5.92 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 5.92 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.54 | 1.78 | 3.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 | 4.07 | 5.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 | 5.43 | 5.92 | 5 |
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More social development data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 80 (1987)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,489 (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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (1987)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 5.92 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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