Alcohol consumption in India
Recorded alcohol consumption in India was 3.35 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
India, 2024
3.35
Change from 2023
+2.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
7.40 litres
Position in 2024
94th of 187
Alcohol consumption in India over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
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 | India |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.35 litres |
| 2023 | 3.26 litres |
| 2022 | 3.17 litres |
| 2021 | 2.85 litres |
| 2020 | 2.43 litres |
| 2019 | 3.12 litres |
| 2018 | 3.08 litres |
| 2017 | 2.85 litres |
| 2016 | 2.96 litres |
| 2015 | 3.08 litres |
| 2014 | 3.06 litres |
| 2013 | 3.10 litres |
| 2012 | 3.11 litres |
| 2011 | 3.01 litres |
| 2010 | 2.75 litres |
| 2009 | 2.47 litres |
| 2008 | 1.88 litres |
| 2007 | 1.57 litres |
| 2006 | 1.35 litres |
| 2005 | 1.26 litres |
| 2004 | 1.19 litres |
| 2003 | 1.18 litres |
| 2002 | 1.10 litres |
| 2001 | 1.01 litres |
| 2000 | 0.95 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6% from 3.26 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.06 litres, the figure has changed by +9.3%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, India has the 94th highest value.
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