Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland
Ireland: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.5252 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.5252 for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland peaked at 0.9861 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5252, in 2023.
Ireland ranks 106th of 188 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, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8451 | — |
| 2001 | 0.8451 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8508 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8595 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8704 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8525 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8389 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8589 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9246 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9745 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9861 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.961 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9736 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9753 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9317 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8578 | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7885 | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7506 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7181 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6995 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6606 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5926 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.545 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5252 | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5252 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.872 | 0.8389 | 0.9745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8642 | 0.6995 | 0.9861 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5697 | 0.5252 | 0.6606 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland?
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Ireland was 0.5252 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9861 in 2010.
- What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5252 in 2023.
- How does Ireland rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Ireland ranks 106th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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