Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya
Libya: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women was 0.01 litres pure alcohol in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in litres pure alcohol.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya is 0.01 litres pure alcohol, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya peaked at 0.05 litres pure alcohol in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.01 litres pure alcohol, in 2000.
That places Libya 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya, year by year
| Year | litres pure alcohol | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.01 litres pure alcohol | — |
| 2005 | 0.05 litres pure alcohol | +400.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 litres pure alcohol | -80.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 litres pure alcohol | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 litres pure alcohol | -50.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.01 litres pure alcohol is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.06 litres pure alcohol, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.01 litres pure alcohol is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.79 litres pure alcohol, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.03 litres pure alcohol | 0.01 litres pure alcohol | 0.05 litres pure alcohol | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 litres pure alcohol | 0.01 litres pure alcohol | 0.02 litres pure alcohol | 3 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 177 Pakistan 0.18 litres pure alcohol compare
- 178 Yemen 0.05 litres pure alcohol compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.03 litres pure alcohol compare
- 180 Bangladesh 0.01 litres pure alcohol compare
- 180 Sudan 0.01 litres pure alcohol compare
- 183 Kuwait 0 litres pure alcohol
- 183 Mauritania 0 litres pure alcohol
- 183 Saudi Arabia 0 litres pure alcohol
- 183 Somalia 0 litres pure alcohol
More gender data for Libya
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,888 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,998 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,998 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 58,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 61,596 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 59,014 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 62,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 60,166 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya?
- Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women in Libya was 0.01 litres pure alcohol in 2019, according to World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest alcohol consumption per capita in men and women recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 litres pure alcohol in 2005.
- What is the lowest alcohol consumption per capita in men and women recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 litres pure alcohol in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?
- Libya ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is alcohol consumption per capita in men and women rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol).