Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives
Maldives: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 2.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives, 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 Maldives is 2.46, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives peaked at 2.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6873, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 140th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6873 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6873 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7885 | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9254 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9339 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9343 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9911 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.16 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.16 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.14 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 2.08 | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 2.06 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.05 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.09 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.19 | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.75 | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 1.71 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.07 | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 2.46 | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 2.46 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9392 | 0.6873 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 | 1.1 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.71 | 2.46 | 5 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 62 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
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- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Maldives was 2.46 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 in 2023.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6873 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Maldives ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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