Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea
North Korea: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 14.23 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea, 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 North Korea is 14.23, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea peaked at 16.76 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.23, in 2020.
North Korea ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.08 | — |
| 2001 | 15.08 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.73 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.44 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 15.55 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.7 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.69 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.62 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.67 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.15 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 16.56 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.76 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 16.71 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 16.61 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 16.4 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.33 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.13 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.92 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.62 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.62 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.23 | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.47 | 14.73 | 16.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.27 | 15.62 | 16.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.23 | 14.23 | 14.23 | 1 |
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More social development data for North Korea
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 263 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.024 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in North Korea was 14.23 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.76 in 2011.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.23 in 2020.
- How does North Korea rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- North Korea ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea 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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