Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.4955 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.4955 for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6106 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4955, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6106 | — |
| 2001 | 0.6106 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6041 | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5998 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5977 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5976 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5969 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5956 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5928 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5801 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5647 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5487 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5373 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5296 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5244 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5258 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5212 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5168 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5033 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4986 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4972 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5047 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5033 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4955 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4955 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5986 | 0.5801 | 0.6106 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.527 | 0.4986 | 0.5647 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4993 | 0.4955 | 0.5047 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica?
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Costa Rica was 0.4955 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6106 in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4955 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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