Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia
Gambia: Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) was 0.19 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2020, total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia stood at 0.19. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.1% on the previous year and down 82.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia peaked at 1.36 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.19, in 2020.
That places Gambia 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 | — |
| 2001 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.32 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.35 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.36 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.31 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.26 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.02 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.91 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.76 | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.66 | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.51 | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.42 | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 0.34 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.34 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.19 | -44.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.19 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.74, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.25, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -44.1% | 0.34 | 0.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 | 1.1 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.697 | 0.34 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia?
- Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) in Gambia was 0.19 in 2020, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 2004.
- What is the lowest total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.19 in 2020.
- How does Gambia rank for total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol)?
- Gambia ranks 156th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.