Alcohol consumption in Papua New Guinea
Recorded alcohol consumption in Papua New Guinea was 0.64 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Papua New Guinea, 2024
0.64
Change from 2023
+6.6%
Position in 2024
148th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Papua New Guinea over time
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Papua New Guinea
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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 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.64 litres |
| 2023 | 0.60 litres |
| 2022 | 0.61 litres |
| 2021 | 0.58 litres |
| 2020 | 0.85 litres |
| 2019 | 0.79 litres |
| 2018 | 0.77 litres |
| 2017 | 1.23 litres |
| 2016 | 0.91 litres |
| 2015 | 0.90 litres |
| 2014 | 0.92 litres |
| 2013 | 0.86 litres |
| 2012 | 0.89 litres |
| 2011 | 0.75 litres |
| 2010 | 0.67 litres |
| 2009 | 0.69 litres |
| 2008 | 0.69 litres |
| 2007 | 0.62 litres |
| 2006 | 0.55 litres |
| 2005 | 0.74 litres |
| 2004 | 0.51 litres |
| 2003 | 0.52 litres |
| 2002 | 0.54 litres |
| 2001 | 0.62 litres |
| 2000 | 0.59 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +6.6% from 0.60 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.92 litres, the figure has changed by −29.9%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Papua New Guinea has the 148th highest value.
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Adult obesity
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Hypertension
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