Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Japan

Japan: Alcohol expenditure as share of total was 1 in 2013. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2013)
1
Change on year
down 37.5%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2012
All-time low
1
in 2013
Years of data
20
1990–2013

Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Japan, 1990–2013

00.511.51990200120131990: 1.21991: 1.31992: 1.21993: 1.21994: 1.11995: 1.21996: 1.21997: 1.21998: 1.11999: 1.22000: 1.22001: 1.12002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 1.12005: 1.12006: 1.12007: 1.12012: 1.62013: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 1 for alcohol expenditure as share of total in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, alcohol expenditure as share of total in Japan peaked at 1.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2013.

Japan ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.19 1.1 1.3 10
2000s 1.11 1.1 1.2 8
2010s 1.3 1 1.6 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 24 Armenia 1.2 compare
  2. 24 Canada 1.2 compare
  3. 26 North Macedonia 1.1 compare
  4. 27 Slovenia 1 compare
  5. 27 Thailand 1 compare
  6. 30 Greece 0.9 compare
  7. 30 United States 0.9 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places β†’

More reference data data for Japan

All data for Japan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is alcohol expenditure as share of total in Japan?
Alcohol expenditure as share of total in Japan was 1 in 2013, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2012.
What is the lowest alcohol expenditure as share of total recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
How does Japan rank for alcohol expenditure as share of total?
Japan ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2013.
Is alcohol expenditure as share of total rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Alcohol expenditure as share of total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Alcohol expenditure as share of total
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 471 data points, 1990–2017
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