Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.0722 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0722
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.0802
in 2012
All-time low
0.0665
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0722 for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0802 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0665, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 154th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0665 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0665 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0689 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0673 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0685 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0688 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0731 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.074 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0743 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0737 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0764 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0797 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0802 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0776 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0761 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0756 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0759 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.075 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0736 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0713 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0696 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0718 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.073 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0722 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0722 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0702 | 0.0665 | 0.0743 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0761 | 0.0713 | 0.0802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0718 | 0.0696 | 0.073 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Sri Lanka?
- Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in Sri Lanka was 0.0722 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0665 in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 154th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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