Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 1.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.13
in 2019
All-time low
0.3796
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 1.9, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Myanmar peaked at 2.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3796, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 156th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3796 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3796 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5286 | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6777 | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6942 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.717 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7572 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8203 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8999 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9863 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 1.23 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.45 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.52 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.62 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 1.76 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.92 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2.13 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.88 | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.684 | 0.3796 | 0.9863 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.1 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 1.86 | 2.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More social development data for Myanmar
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (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 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.52 million (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15.27 % change on previous year (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 Myanmar?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Myanmar was 1.9 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 2019.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3796 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Myanmar ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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