Alcohol consumption in Costa Rica
Recorded alcohol consumption in Costa Rica was 3.51 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Costa Rica, 2024
3.51
Change from 2023
−0.4%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
8.30 litres
Position in 2024
93rd of 187
Alcohol consumption in Costa Rica over time
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Costa Rica
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.51 litres |
| 2023 | 3.52 litres |
| 2022 | 3.65 litres |
| 2021 | 3.44 litres |
| 2020 | 3.18 litres |
| 2019 | 3.10 litres |
| 2018 | 3.31 litres |
| 2017 | 3.25 litres |
| 2016 | 3.39 litres |
| 2015 | 3.22 litres |
| 2014 | 3.16 litres |
| 2013 | 3.06 litres |
| 2012 | 3.21 litres |
| 2011 | 3.25 litres |
| 2010 | 3.32 litres |
| 2009 | 3.70 litres |
| 2008 | 3.80 litres |
| 2007 | 3.75 litres |
| 2006 | 3.64 litres |
| 2005 | 3.58 litres |
| 2004 | 3.52 litres |
| 2003 | 3.44 litres |
| 2002 | 3.50 litres |
| 2001 | 3.55 litres |
| 2000 | 3.57 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4% from 3.52 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.16 litres, the figure has changed by +11.1%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Costa Rica has the 93rd highest value.
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