Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) was 0.27 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste, 2000–2020
Source: Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste is 0.27, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 58.5% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.97 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.089, in 2007.
That places Timor-Leste 171st 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, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.88 | — |
| 2001 | 0.88 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.86 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.81 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.75 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.51 | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 0.28 | -45.1% |
| 2007 | 0.089 | -68.2% |
| 2008 | 0.12 | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 0.21 | +75.0% |
| 2010 | 0.48 | +128.6% |
| 2011 | 0.77 | +60.4% |
| 2012 | 0.97 | +26.0% |
| 2013 | 0.94 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.84 | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.77 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.74 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.76 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.65 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.65 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 | -58.5% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.27 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9, 7% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.27 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.23, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +128.6% | 0.21 | 0.48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5389 | 0.089 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.757 | 0.48 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste?
- Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) in Timor-Leste was 0.27 in 2020, according to Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2012.
- What is the lowest total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol)?
- Timor-Leste ranks 171st out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 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.