Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin
Benin: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 45.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin stood at 45.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin peaked at 45.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2007.
That places Benin 86th 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, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.8% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 44.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 45.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.4%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 45.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +33.6% | 33.7% | 45.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 32.5% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 43.9% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Benin was 45.9% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2007.
- How does Benin rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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