Spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Spirits consumption per person was 0.0661 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0661
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
160th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 1967
All-time low
0
in 1965
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone stood at 0.0661.
That represents a change of up 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.09 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1965.
That places Sierra Leone 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.05 | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 | — |
| 1967 | 0.09 | +125.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 | -44.4% |
| 1969 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 | -42.9% |
| 1972 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.06 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.02 | -66.7% |
| 1976 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 0.03 | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.03 | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0277 | +176.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0277 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0447 | +57.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0357 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0308 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0291 | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0297 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0298 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0309 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 | +72.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0533 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0661 | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0661 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0661 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0542, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0661 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.292, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +200.0% | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| 2000 | +176.8% | 0.01 | 0.0277 |
| 1976 | +150.0% | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1967 | +125.0% | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 1965 | -100.0% | 0.04 | 0 |
| 1974 | +100.0% | 0.03 | 0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0456 | 0 | 0.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.042 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.026 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.016 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0277 | 0.0277 | 0.0277 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.034 | 0.0277 | 0.0533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0618 | 0.0533 | 0.0661 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More economy & growth data for Sierra Leone
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -24.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.55 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0324 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 27.41 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0236 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 20.01 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone?
- Spirits consumption per person in Sierra Leone was 0.0661 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spirits consumption per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 1967.
- What is the lowest spirits consumption per person recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1965.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for spirits consumption per person?
- Sierra Leone ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is spirits consumption per person rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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