Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Tonga
Tonga: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 24.3% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Tonga, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Tonga is 24.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Tonga peaked at 27.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 2012.
That places Tonga 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | -0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 24.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 54% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 24.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.0%, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.8% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More social development data for Tonga
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 50 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 65 (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 54.76 % change on previous year (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 Tonga?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Tonga was 24.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Tonga ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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