Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia
Liberia: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 1.69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 1.69 for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia peaked at 2.03 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.69, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 159th 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.03 | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.98 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.99 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.96 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.93 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.83 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.78 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.78 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.72 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.77 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.94 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 1.92 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.91 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.76 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.72 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.69 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.69 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.86 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 156 Myanmar 1.9 compare
- 157 Central African Republic 1.83 compare
- 158 Tunisia 1.7 compare
- 160 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.6 compare
- 161 Turkmenistan 1.52 compare
- 162 Togo 1.5 compare
More social development data for Liberia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,172 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0009 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,117 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Liberia was 1.69 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Liberia ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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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