Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — Southern Africa

Alcohol consumption in Southern Africa in 2020 — 6.96 L. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 18.8%.

2020 6.96 L −18.07% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 8.57 L2000
Period minimum 6.96 L2020

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — Southern Africa, 2000–20206.577.588.59200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 8.57 L2001: 8.57 L2002: 8.42 L2003: 8.34 L2004: 8.32 L2005: 8.37 L2006: 8.44 L2007: 8.47 L2008: 8.41 L2009: 8.3 L2010: 8.3 L2011: 8.4 L2012: 8.51 L2013: 8.53 L2014: 8.55 L2015: 8.51 L2016: 8.45 L2017: 8.42 L2018: 8.49 L2019: 8.49 L2020: 6.96 L
Change over the period: −1.61 (−18.8%) Average annual rate: -1.04 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa

Southern Africa 6.96 L
World 4.89 L
Alcohol consumption — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 6.96 −1.53 −18.07%
2019 8.49 −0 −0.01%
2018 8.49 +0.07 +0.86%
2017 8.42 −0.04 −0.42%
2016 8.45 −0.06 −0.68%
2015 8.51 −0.04 −0.43%
2014 8.55 +0.02 +0.25%
2013 8.53 +0.02 +0.22%
2012 8.51 +0.11 +1.27%
2011 8.4 +0.1 +1.19%
2010 8.3 +0.01 +0.07%
2009 8.3 −0.11 −1.32%
2008 8.41 −0.06 −0.7%
2007 8.47 +0.03 +0.35%
2006 8.44 +0.07 +0.82%
2005 8.37 +0.05 +0.62%
2004 8.32 −0.02 −0.24%
2003 8.34 −0.08 −0.94%
2002 8.42 −0.15 −1.75%
2001 8.57 −0 −0.01%
2000 8.57

About the indicator

Alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and over, converted into liters of pure alcohol per year. The conversion is needed in order to compare countries with different drinking cultures: ten liters of pure alcohol is both a hundred liters of wine and two hundred fifty liters of beer. The estimate also includes unrecorded alcohol — homemade and illegal — which WHO estimates separately and which in a number of countries makes up a noticeable share.

Important: Per person over the age of 15, not per whole population and not per drinker. In countries where a significant part of the population does not drink at all, the consumption of those who do is correspondingly higher than the calculated average.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.