Alcohol consumption in Kenya
Recorded alcohol consumption in Kenya was 1.78 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Kenya, 2024
1.78
Change from 2023
−1.0%
Position in 2024
126th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Kenya 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 | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.78 litres |
| 2023 | 1.80 litres |
| 2022 | 1.89 litres |
| 2021 | 1.83 litres |
| 2020 | 1.43 litres |
| 2019 | 1.62 litres |
| 2018 | 1.65 litres |
| 2017 | 1.70 litres |
| 2016 | 1.70 litres |
| 2015 | 1.60 litres |
| 2014 | 1.50 litres |
| 2013 | 1.55 litres |
| 2012 | 1.50 litres |
| 2011 | 1.47 litres |
| 2010 | 1.51 litres |
| 2009 | 1.26 litres |
| 2008 | 1.41 litres |
| 2007 | 1.29 litres |
| 2006 | 1.15 litres |
| 2005 | 1.18 litres |
| 2004 | 0.65 litres |
| 2003 | 0.56 litres |
| 2002 | 0.68 litres |
| 2001 | 0.69 litres |
| 2000 | 0.67 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0% from 1.80 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.50 litres, the figure has changed by +18.8%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 126th highest value.
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