Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 2.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan stood at 2.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan peaked at 2.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 173 Djibouti 6.0% compare
- 174 Maldives 5.5% compare
- 175 Bangladesh 5.4% compare
- 177 Saudi Arabia 1.9% compare
- 178 Mauritania 1.7% compare
- 179 Pakistan 1.6% compare
More social development data for Afghanistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 20,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0609 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2.67 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Afghanistan was 2.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Afghanistan ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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