Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.6429 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6429
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9808
in 2017
All-time low
0.4676
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.6429 for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.9808 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4676, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 175th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4676 | — |
| 2001 | 0.4676 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.468 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5007 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5922 | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6745 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6939 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7404 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7134 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7783 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7939 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8741 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8958 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9129 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9353 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9496 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9734 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9808 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8385 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8046 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7535 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8112 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6983 | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6429 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6429 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6096 | 0.4676 | 0.7783 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8959 | 0.7939 | 0.9808 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7097 | 0.6429 | 0.8112 | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 172 Madagascar 0.7277 compare
- 173 Marshall Islands 0.7036 compare
- 174 Tajikistan 0.6826 compare
- 176 Kiribati 0.631 compare
- 177 Iraq 0.6107 compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 0.5893 compare
More social development data for United Arab Emirates
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,377 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 252 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United Arab Emirates?
- Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United Arab Emirates was 0.6429 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9808 in 2017.
- What is the lowest alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4676 in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 175th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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