Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 2.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 206 countries
All-time high
4.02
in 2000
All-time low
2.86
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 2.94, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Samoa peaked at 4.02 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 2022.
Samoa ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.02 | — |
| 2001 | 4.02 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.99 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.98 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.95 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.01 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.89 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.47 | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.39 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.34 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.04 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.89 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.93 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.03 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.05 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.88 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.9 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.86 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.94 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.94 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.95 | 3.8 | 4.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 | 2.89 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 2.86 | 2.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 131 Guinea-Bissau 3.08 compare
- 132 Guatemala 3.05 compare
- 133 Chad 3 compare
- 135 Hong Kong, China 2.88 compare
- 136 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2.63 compare
- 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.61 compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (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 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Samoa?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Samoa was 2.94 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.02 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Samoa ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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