Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Rwanda
Rwanda: Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year was 18.6 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 18.6 for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.5% on the previous year and up 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Rwanda peaked at 18.6 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.16, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.89 | — |
| 2001 | 10.89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.84 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.4 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 10.41 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.46 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.41 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 9.79 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 9.32 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.18 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.23 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.16 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.48 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.84 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.89 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.78 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.65 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.79 | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 12.79 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.6 | +45.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 18.6 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.78, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 18.6 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.36, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +45.5% | 12.79 | 18.6 |
| 2018 | +32.5% | 9.65 | 12.79 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.27 | 9.3 | 10.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.18 | 9.16 | 12.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 115 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.84 compare
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- 117 Nauru 18.74 compare
- 119 El Salvador 18.54 compare
- 120 Kenya 18.49 compare
- 121 Costa Rica 18.33 compare
More social development data for Rwanda
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 115,794 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (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 0.0168 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 244,415 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0079 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 Rwanda?
- Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year in Rwanda was 18.6 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.16 in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year?
- Rwanda ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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