Alcohol consumption in Zambia
Recorded alcohol consumption in Zambia was 1.85 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024.
Zambia, 2024
1.85
Change from 2023
+2.3%
Position in 2024
125th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Zambia over time
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Zambia
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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 | Zambia |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.85 litres |
| 2023 | 1.81 litres |
| 2022 | 1.80 litres |
| 2021 | 1.89 litres |
| 2020 | 1.65 litres |
| 2019 | 1.66 litres |
| 2018 | 1.54 litres |
| 2017 | 1.46 litres |
| 2016 | 1.37 litres |
| 2015 | 1.34 litres |
| 2014 | 1.35 litres |
| 2013 | 1.18 litres |
| 2012 | 1.01 litres |
| 2011 | 0.86 litres |
| 2010 | 0.73 litres |
| 2009 | 0.63 litres |
| 2008 | 0.61 litres |
| 2007 | 0.58 litres |
| 2006 | 0.40 litres |
| 2005 | 0.36 litres |
| 2004 | 0.40 litres |
| 2003 | 0.40 litres |
| 2002 | 0.42 litres |
| 2001 | 0.47 litres |
| 2000 | 0.39 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.3% from 1.81 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.35 litres, the figure has changed by +36.7%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 125th highest value.
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