Alcohol consumption in Ghana
Recorded alcohol consumption in Ghana was 1.49 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Ghana, 2024
1.49
Change from 2023
+3.3%
Position in 2024
130th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Ghana over time
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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 | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.49 litres |
| 2023 | 1.44 litres |
| 2022 | 1.58 litres |
| 2021 | 1.64 litres |
| 2020 | 1.58 litres |
| 2019 | 1.67 litres |
| 2018 | 1.70 litres |
| 2017 | 1.80 litres |
| 2016 | 1.77 litres |
| 2015 | 1.90 litres |
| 2014 | 1.98 litres |
| 2013 | 1.99 litres |
| 2012 | 1.98 litres |
| 2011 | 1.94 litres |
| 2010 | 1.85 litres |
| 2009 | 1.41 litres |
| 2008 | 1.43 litres |
| 2007 | 1.39 litres |
| 2006 | 1.36 litres |
| 2005 | 1.22 litres |
| 2004 | 0.63 litres |
| 2003 | 0.60 litres |
| 2002 | 0.60 litres |
| 2001 | 0.54 litres |
| 2000 | 0.61 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.3% from 1.44 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.98 litres, the figure has changed by −24.7%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Ghana has the 130th highest value.
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