Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.8251 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands stood at 0.8251. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands peaked at 1.13 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8251, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 72nd 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 | — |
| 2001 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.12 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.07 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.992 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9665 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9546 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9312 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8931 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8532 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8251 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8251 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 0.9546 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8656 | 0.8251 | 0.9312 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands?
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Netherlands was 0.8251 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 in 2002.
- What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8251 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Netherlands ranks 72nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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