Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen
Yemen: Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) was 0.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
That places Yemen 184th 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, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
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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 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 0.0014 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, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen?
- Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) in Yemen was 0.2% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Yemen rank for alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%)?
- Yemen ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%), age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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