Eritrea's total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) was 1.07 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 26.21% from 1.45 in 2010 (2.99% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.07 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1.32 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.45 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1.97 | 2006 |
| Lowest | 0.86 | 2003 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.29 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 1 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Eritrea's total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) fell 0.16 on 2019 (from 1.23 to 1.07).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2019), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 0.23 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.72 in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.48 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.03 a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, Eritrea had the 149th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 1.07 | 2020 |
| World | 4.89 | 2020 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.16 | 2020 |
| Low income | 2.79 | 2020 |
Closest to Eritrea in the 2020 ranking
- Tuvalu — 146th of 185: 1.26
- Bahrain — 147th of 185: 1.25
- Papua New Guinea — 148th of 185: 1.13
- Nepal — 150th of 185: 1.06
- Qatar — 151st of 185: 1.05
- Madagascar — 152nd of 185: 0.99
What this measures
Total alcohol per capita consumption is defined as the total (sum of recorded and unrecorded alcohol) amount of alcohol consumed per person (15 years of age or older) over a calendar year, in litres of pure alcohol, adjusted for tourist consumption.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 21 values
| Year | Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.07 |
| 2019 | 1.23 |
| 2018 | 1.23 |
| 2017 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 1.29 |
| 2015 | 1.32 |
| 2014 | 1.35 |
| 2013 | 1.35 |
| 2012 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 1.42 |
Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) in nearby economies
- Angola — 4.13 (2020)
- Benin — 8.83 (2020)
- Botswana — 7.27 (2020)
- Burkina Faso — 11.27 (2020)
- Burundi — 4.16 (2020)
- Cabo Verde — 6.01 (2020)
- Cameroon — 9.6 (2020)
More health data for Eritrea
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.88% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.52% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 671,129 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.76% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 684,764 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 38.44% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.36 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.59% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.9% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Eritrea's total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age)?
- 1.07 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 7% from 1 in 2000 (0.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.97 in 2006 and the lowest 0.86 in 2003.
- How does Eritrea rank?
- 149th highest of 185 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) unusual for Eritrea?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.ALC.PCAP.LI, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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