Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized was 7.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso is 7.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2011.
Burkina Faso ranks 153rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- 155 Guinea-Bissau 7.5% compare
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 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 0.0146 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso?
- Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized in Burkina Faso was 7.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized?
- Burkina Faso ranks 153rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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