Alcohol consumption in Lesotho
Recorded alcohol consumption in Lesotho was 2.90 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Lesotho, 2024
2.90
Change from 2023
−5.3%
Position in 2024
104th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Lesotho over time
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Lesotho
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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 | Lesotho |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.90 litres |
| 2023 | 3.06 litres |
| 2022 | 3.23 litres |
| 2021 | 2.78 litres |
| 2020 | 2.42 litres |
| 2019 | 2.85 litres |
| 2018 | 3.58 litres |
| 2017 | 2.32 litres |
| 2016 | 2.13 litres |
| 2015 | 2.37 litres |
| 2014 | 1.96 litres |
| 2013 | 1.89 litres |
| 2012 | 1.77 litres |
| 2011 | 2.02 litres |
| 2010 | 2.08 litres |
| 2009 | 2.40 litres |
| 2008 | 2.37 litres |
| 2007 | 2.32 litres |
| 2006 | 2.24 litres |
| 2005 | 2.27 litres |
| 2004 | 2.27 litres |
| 2003 | 2.07 litres |
| 2002 | 2.12 litres |
| 2001 | 2.24 litres |
| 2000 | 2.20 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.3% from 3.06 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.96 litres, the figure has changed by +48.1%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Lesotho has the 104th highest value.
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