Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen
Yemen: Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen stood at 1.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.
That places Yemen 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 22.5%, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 1.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.3%, 16% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More social development data for Yemen
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 49,107 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0014 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 57,327 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen?
- Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized in Yemen was 1.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized?
- Yemen ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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