Spirits consumption per person in Madagascar
Madagascar: Spirits consumption per person was 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1963
All-time low
0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2021
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Madagascar peaked at 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 169th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spirits consumption per person in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.8% |
| 1964 | 2.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.8% |
| 1965 | 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.6% |
| 1966 | 1.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.9% |
| 1967 | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.4% |
| 1978 | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 0.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -91.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +98.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2047 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +138.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1279 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1292 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1378 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1352 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1319 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1268 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -68.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 73% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +138.6% | 0.0858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2047 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2013 | +98.4% | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2000 | -91.4% | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2021 | -68.9% | 0.1268 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.939 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2047 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1268 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 166 Niger 0.0484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 167 Brunei 0.0477 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 168 Kuwait 0.0398 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 170 Egypt 0.0386 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 171 Pakistan 0.0369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 172 Senegal 0.0223 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 134.39 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 606.21 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 18.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 87.11 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Madagascar?
- Spirits consumption per person in Madagascar was 0.0395 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1963.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0395 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Madagascar ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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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.