Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen
Yemen: Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption was 0.03 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen, 2000–2015
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen is 0.03, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen peaked at 0.08 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.03, in 2005.
That places Yemen 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.07 | — |
| 2001 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.03 | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.03 | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.049 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 6 |
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, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen?
- Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption in Yemen was 0.03 in 2015, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 in 2001.
- What is the lowest alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption?
- Yemen ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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