Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) - Country Ranking - Africa
Definition: 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.
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 9.51 | 2018 |
| 2 | Uganda | 5.88 | 2018 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4.37 | 2018 |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 4.20 | 2018 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 4.12 | 2018 |
| 6 | Gabon | 3.97 | 2018 |
| 7 | Congo | 3.96 | 2018 |
| 8 | Eswatini | 3.76 | 2018 |
| 9 | Rwanda | 3.51 | 2018 |
| 10 | South Africa | 3.49 | 2018 |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.27 | 2018 |
| 12 | Angola | 3.10 | 2018 |
| 13 | Burundi | 2.79 | 2018 |
| 14 | Zambia | 2.62 | 2018 |
| 15 | São Tomé and Principe | 2.55 | 2018 |
| 16 | Botswana | 2.51 | 2018 |
| 16 | Liberia | 2.51 | 2018 |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 2.44 | 2018 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 2.36 | 2018 |
| 20 | Namibia | 2.07 | 2018 |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.01 | 2018 |
| 22 | Mauritius | 1.81 | 2018 |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 1.63 | 2018 |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 1.61 | 2018 |
| 25 | Lesotho | 1.59 | 2018 |
| 26 | Malawi | 1.38 | 2018 |
| 27 | Ghana | 1.17 | 2018 |
| 28 | The Gambia | 1.16 | 2018 |
| 29 | Benin | 1.14 | 2018 |
| 30 | Kenya | 1.07 | 2018 |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.05 | 2018 |
| 32 | Togo | 1.02 | 2018 |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 0.98 | 2018 |
| 34 | Mozambique | 0.88 | 2018 |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 0.83 | 2018 |
| 35 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 0.83 | 2018 |
| 37 | Madagascar | 0.76 | 2018 |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0.56 | 2018 |
| 39 | Chad | 0.50 | 2018 |
| 39 | Eritrea | 0.50 | 2018 |
| 41 | Mali | 0.38 | 2018 |
| 42 | Guinea | 0.34 | 2018 |
| 43 | Algeria | 0.25 | 2018 |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.23 | 2018 |
| 45 | Niger | 0.20 | 2018 |
| 46 | Morocco | 0.18 | 2018 |
| 46 | Comoros | 0.18 | 2018 |
| 48 | Sudan | 0.14 | 2018 |
| 49 | Djibouti | 0.12 | 2018 |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.10 | 2018 |
| 51 | Mauritania | 0.01 | 2018 |
| 52 | Libya | 0.01 | 2018 |
| 53 | Somalia | 0.00 | 2018 |
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Statistical Concept and Methodology: The estimates for the total alcohol consumption are produced by summing up the 3-year average per capita (15+) recorded alcohol consumption and an estimate of per capita (15+) unrecorded alcohol consumption for a calendar year. Tourist consumption takes into account tourists visiting the country and inhabitants visiting other countries.
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
