Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America

United States of America: Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) was 0.3755 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.3755
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.5745
in 2000
All-time low
0.3755
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America, 2000–2024

00.20.40.62000201220242000: 0.5752001: 0.5752002: 0.5682003: 0.5592004: 0.5482005: 0.5352006: 0.5232007: 0.5152008: 0.5132009: 0.5142010: 0.5132011: 0.5052012: 0.4962013: 0.4882014: 0.4822015: 0.4752016: 0.4682017: 0.462018: 0.4512019: 0.4422020: 0.4272021: 0.4082022: 0.3872023: 0.3762024: 0.376

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2024, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America stood at 0.3755. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America peaked at 0.5745 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3755, in 2023.

United States of America ranks 130th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average in United States of America, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.5745
2001 0.5745 +0.0%
2002 0.5682 -1.1%
2003 0.5589 -1.6%
2004 0.5476 -2.0%
2005 0.5351 -2.3%
2006 0.5231 -2.2%
2007 0.5146 -1.6%
2008 0.5131 -0.3%
2009 0.514 +0.2%
2010 0.5126 -0.3%
2011 0.5048 -1.5%
2012 0.4962 -1.7%
2013 0.4883 -1.6%
2014 0.482 -1.3%
2015 0.4753 -1.4%
2016 0.4684 -1.4%
2017 0.4601 -1.8%
2018 0.4507 -2.0%
2019 0.4425 -1.8%
2020 0.4269 -3.5%
2021 0.4081 -4.4%
2022 0.3867 -5.2%
2023 0.3755 -2.9%
2024 0.3755 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5424 0.5131 0.5745 10
2010s 0.4781 0.4425 0.5126 10
2020s 0.3945 0.3755 0.4269 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 127 Bahrain 0.3937 compare
  2. 128 Cook Islands 0.3917 compare
  3. 129 Kiribati 0.3914 compare
  4. 131 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.3502 compare
  5. 132 Papua New Guinea 0.3385 compare
  6. 133 Zambia 0.3168 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America?
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) in United States of America was 0.3755 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 United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 0.5745 in 2000.
What is the lowest alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3755 in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)?
United States of America ranks 130th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year average
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
190 places, 4,738 data points, 2000–2024
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