Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 41.77 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin stood at 41.77.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin peaked at 41.95 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 15.2, in 2006.
That places Benin 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.26 | — |
| 2001 | 16.26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.54 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.39 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.3 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.65 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 15.82 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 16.38 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 25.17 | +53.7% |
| 2010 | 33.23 | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 41.41 | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 41.95 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 41.42 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 40.63 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 39.42 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 38.73 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 39.34 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 40.17 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 40.17 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.77 | +4.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 41.77 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.15, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 41.77 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.36, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +53.7% | 16.38 | 25.17 |
| 2010 | +32.0% | 25.17 | 33.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17 | 15.2 | 25.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.65 | 33.23 | 41.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.77 | 41.77 | 41.77 | 1 |
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More social development data for Benin
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 16,974 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,279 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Benin was 41.77 in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 41.95 in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2 in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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