Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 29.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
29.1%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
124th
of 186 countries
All-time high
32.7%
in 2003
All-time low
28.1%
in 2013
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 29.1% for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa peaked at 32.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 2013.
That places Samoa 124th 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.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 32.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 28.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -0.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 29.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 65% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 29.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.0%, 79% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 29.7% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 28.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 121 Fiji 30.1% compare
- 122 South Africa 29.6% compare
- 123 India 29.2% compare
- 125 Kenya 29.1% compare
- 126 Madagascar 29.0% compare
- 127 Cote d'Ivoire 29.0% compare
More social development data for Samoa
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 17 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Samoa was 29.1% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 2013.
- How does Samoa rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Samoa ranks 124th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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