Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar
Qatar: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage was 27.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar is 27.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar peaked at 35.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2023.
Qatar ranks 138th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31.8% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 28.8% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 27.2% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 27.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in Qatar was 27.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2023.
- How does Qatar rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- Qatar ranks 138th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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