Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait
Kuwait: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 0.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait is 0.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait peaked at 1.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 186th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -8.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 1% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More social development data for Kuwait
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 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, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Kuwait was 0.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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