Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bhutan
Bhutan: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 30.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 30.3% for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bhutan peaked at 36.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2007.
That places Bhutan 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4% | 28.7% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 29.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.3% | 30.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 117 Burkina Faso 31.7% compare
- 118 Botswana 31.2% compare
- 119 Tanzania, United Republic of 30.8% compare
- 121 Fiji 30.1% compare
- 122 South Africa 29.6% compare
- 123 India 29.2% compare
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 7,257 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 7,257 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.701 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bhutan?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Bhutan was 30.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2007.
- How does Bhutan rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Bhutan ranks 120th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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