Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.4251 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea is 0.4251, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea peaked at 0.6094 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3075, in 2003.
That places Eritrea 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3436 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3436 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3145 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3075 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3199 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4238 | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6094 | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5994 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5495 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4268 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4574 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4689 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4766 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4734 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4713 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4629 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4543 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4447 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4414 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4374 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4324 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4267 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4254 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4251 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4251 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4251 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.541, 79% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4251 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8497, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +43.8% | 0.4238 | 0.6094 |
| 2005 | +32.5% | 0.3199 | 0.4238 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4238 | 0.3075 | 0.6094 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4588 | 0.4374 | 0.4766 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4269 | 0.4251 | 0.4324 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More social development data for Eritrea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 119 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0.1538 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 554,891 (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 0 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea?
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Eritrea was 0.4251 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6094 in 2006.
- What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3075 in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Eritrea ranks 123rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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