Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon
Cameroon: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 41.51 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon is 41.51, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon peaked at 51.83 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41.51, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.62 | — |
| 2001 | 46.62 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.49 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 47.61 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.82 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 48.23 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.76 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 49.28 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.77 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 50.35 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.67 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 51.83 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 50.27 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 47.94 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 44.89 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 43.91 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.16 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 42.98 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.98 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.51 | -3.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 41.51 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.15, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 41.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.36, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.26 | 46.62 | 50.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.99 | 42.98 | 51.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.51 | 41.51 | 41.51 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Cameroon was 41.51 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.83 in 2012.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.51 in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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