Alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka
Recorded alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka was 2.19 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Sri Lanka, 2024
2.19
Change from 2023
−8.2%
Position in 2024
120th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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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 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.19 litres |
| 2023 | 2.38 litres |
| 2022 | 2.77 litres |
| 2021 | 2.27 litres |
| 2020 | 2.14 litres |
| 2019 | 2.37 litres |
| 2018 | 2.55 litres |
| 2017 | 2.52 litres |
| 2016 | 2.58 litres |
| 2015 | 2.64 litres |
| 2014 | 2.39 litres |
| 2013 | 2.60 litres |
| 2012 | 2.84 litres |
| 2011 | 2.76 litres |
| 2010 | 2.40 litres |
| 2009 | 2.19 litres |
| 2008 | 2.24 litres |
| 2007 | 2.45 litres |
| 2006 | 2.11 litres |
| 2005 | 2.07 litres |
| 2004 | 1.81 litres |
| 2003 | 2.03 litres |
| 2002 | 1.89 litres |
| 2001 | 2.00 litres |
| 2000 | 1.72 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.2% from 2.38 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 2.39 litres, the figure has changed by −8.7%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 120th highest value.
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