Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal
Senegal: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.3261 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3261
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
185th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4446
in 2008
All-time low
0.189
in 2003
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal stood at 0.3261.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal peaked at 0.4446 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.189, in 2003.
That places Senegal 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2028 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2028 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1904 | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.189 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2175 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2455 | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3264 | +32.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3949 | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4446 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4207 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4026 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3884 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3747 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3462 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3338 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3568 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3798 | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.397 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4004 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3862 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4022 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3699 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.358 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3261 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3261 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2835 | 0.189 | 0.4446 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3766 | 0.3338 | 0.4026 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3565 | 0.3261 | 0.4022 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 182 Algeria 0.4216 compare
- 183 South Sudan 0.4116 compare
- 184 Djibouti 0.3272 compare
- 186 Jordan 0.281 compare
- 187 Sierra Leone 0.2439 compare
- 188 Timor-Leste 0.2022 compare
More social development data for Senegal
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,259 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13,028 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Senegal was 0.3261 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4446 in 2008.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.189 in 2003.
- How does Senegal rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Senegal ranks 185th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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