Spirits consumption per person in Jamaica
Jamaica: Spirits consumption per person was 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 17.2%
World rank
60th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1991
All-time low
0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1989
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Jamaica, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spirits consumption per person in Jamaica is 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Jamaica peaked at 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1989.
Jamaica ranks 60th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -39.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +68.9% |
| 1968 | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.1% |
| 1969 | 1.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.8% |
| 1976 | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 2.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 1.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.8% |
| 1985 | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.8% |
| 1986 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 1.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -35.6% |
| 1990 | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +40.3% |
| 1991 | 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +171.3% |
| 1992 | 2.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.4% |
| 1993 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -45.2% |
| 1994 | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +49.6% |
| 2001 | 1.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +171.3% | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1967 | +68.9% | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 57 Nepal 2.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 58 Paraguay 2.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 61 Peru 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 62 Denmark 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 63 Armenia 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.76 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 72.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -20.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 53.22 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -21.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.022 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Jamaica?
- Spirits consumption per person in Jamaica was 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1989.
- How does Jamaica rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.