Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
99.2%
Kuwait
Lowest
15.8%
Luxembourg
Median
58.0%
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
3,927
What the numbers show
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Kuwait; the lowest is 15.8% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.0%, and the mean is 57.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 21.4%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 13.2%).
Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Somalia | 99.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Comoros | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Yemen | 98.8% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Libya | 98.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Syria | 98.5% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Iran | 98.5% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Pakistan | 98.4% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mauritania | 98.3% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 98.1% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 97.9% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 94.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Maldives | 94.5% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Djibouti | 94.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Iraq | 93.1% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Sudan | 93.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Morocco | 92.9% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Jordan | 92.5% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Egypt | 92.4% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Algeria | 92.1% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Tunisia | 91.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Niger | 91.0% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Senegal | 90.3% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Indonesia | 90.3% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 90.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Turkey | 89.7% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 88.8% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 88.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lebanon | 87.3% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Oman | 86.3% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 85.7% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Eritrea | 84.8% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 84.5% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Mali | 84.0% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 83.7% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 83.6% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.2% | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 82.7% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 81.0% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 80.6% | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Bahrain | 80.0% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Gambia | 79.3% | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 78.6% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Lesotho | 76.6% | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 45 | Mozambique | 76.4% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 46 | Tonga | 75.7% | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 75.5% | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 74.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Kiribati | 74.8% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 74.4% | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 74.2% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 73.2% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 73.0% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 73.0% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Micronesia (country) | 72.2% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 71.9% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 58 | Eswatini | 71.3% | 2020 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 59 | Malawi | 71.2% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.0% | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Madagascar | 71.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 62 | Kenya | 70.9% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 63 | Samoa | 70.9% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 64 | India | 70.8% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 65 | South Africa | 70.4% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 66 | Fiji | 69.9% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Bhutan | 69.7% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Tanzania | 69.2% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Botswana | 68.8% | 2020 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 68.3% | 2020 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 71 | Qatar | 68.1% | 2020 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 72 | Nauru | 67.6% | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 73 | Rwanda | 66.5% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 65.6% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | East Timor | 65.5% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Burundi | 64.3% | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 77 | Brunei | 64.2% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 78 | Togo | 63.5% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Venezuela | 63.4% | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 63.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 81 | El Salvador | 63.1% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 62.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 62.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 62.2% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Myanmar | 61.8% | 2020 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 86 | Niue | 61.4% | 2020 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 61.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 59.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 89 | Liberia | 59.6% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 90 | Colombia | 59.1% | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 58.5% | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 58.3% | 2020 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 58.1% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 94 | Mexico | 58.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Ghana | 57.9% | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 57.0% | 2020 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 56.8% | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 56.6% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 100 | Haiti | 55.4% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 101 | Benin | 54.1% | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 102 | Philippines | 54.0% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 103 | Jamaica | 53.8% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 104 | Belize | 53.2% | 2020 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 105 | Guyana | 52.3% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 106 | Armenia | 51.3% | 2020 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 107 | Albania | 51.1% | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 108 | Cambodia | 50.8% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 109 | Bahamas | 50.5% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 110 | Cuba | 50.3% | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 111 | Dominica | 50.3% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 112 | Cameroon | 49.8% | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 113 | Angola | 49.7% | 2020 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.4% | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 115 | Thailand | 49.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 118 | Paraguay | 48.2% | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.7% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.9% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 46.5% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 122 | Barbados | 46.3% | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 123 | Vietnam | 46.3% | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 124 | Congo | 46.1% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 125 | Gabon | 45.6% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 126 | Grenada | 45.6% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 127 | Mongolia | 44.3% | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 44.1% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 43.5% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 43.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 131 | Laos | 42.6% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 132 | Brazil | 42.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.9% | 2020 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 134 | Russia | 41.7% | 2020 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 135 | North Korea | 40.9% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 136 | Israel | 40.2% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 137 | Ecuador | 39.8% | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 138 | China | 39.7% | 2020 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 139 | Seychelles | 39.5% | 2020 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 140 | Bolivia | 37.8% | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 141 | Singapore | 37.1% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 142 | Peru | 34.5% | 2020 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 143 | Cyprus | 34.5% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 144 | Bulgaria | 34.2% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 145 | Ukraine | 33.9% | 2020 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 146 | Uruguay | 32.6% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 147 | Japan | 32.5% | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 148 | Croatia | 32.5% | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 149 | Canada | 30.8% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 150 | Moldova | 30.8% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 151 | Belarus | 30.7% | 2020 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 152 | Greece | 30.7% | 2020 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 153 | Argentina | 29.0% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 154 | Chile | 28.9% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 155 | United States | 28.9% | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 156 | Hungary | 28.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 157 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 158 | South Korea | 27.5% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 159 | Slovakia | 27.2% | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 160 | Italy | 26.8% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 161 | Poland | 26.5% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 162 | Czechia | 25.9% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 163 | Estonia | 25.7% | 2020 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 164 | Latvia | 25.0% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 165 | Lithuania | 24.9% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 166 | Romania | 24.1% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 167 | France | 24.0% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 168 | Portugal | 23.8% | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 169 | Spain | 23.4% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 170 | Belgium | 23.2% | 2020 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 171 | Netherlands | 23.1% | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 172 | Malta | 22.7% | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 173 | Sweden | 22.5% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 174 | Norway | 22.2% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 175 | United Kingdom | 22.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 176 | Finland | 22.0% | 2020 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 177 | Denmark | 21.7% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 178 | Germany | 21.2% | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 179 | Iceland | 20.8% | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 180 | Austria | 20.6% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 181 | Switzerland | 20.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 182 | New Zealand | 19.7% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 183 | Australia | 19.3% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 184 | Andorra | 17.5% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 185 | Ireland | 16.8% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 186 | Luxembourg | 15.8% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |