Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in East Timor
East Timor: Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 95.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in East Timor peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places East Timor 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 37.2% | — |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +58.6% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 95.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.0%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 95.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 40.5%, 2.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage (%) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -100.0% | 76.8% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +58.6% | 37.2% | 59.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 0.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 59.0% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More social development data for East Timor
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in East Timor?
- Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage in East Timor was 95.7% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage?
- East Timor ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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