Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 33.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan stood at 33.4%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan peaked at 57.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2015.
Bhutan ranks 135th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 51.9% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 33.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 33.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 32.8%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -27.2% | 44.4% | 32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3% | 43.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 32.3% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.4% | 33.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Bhutan was 33.4% in 2020, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2015.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Bhutan ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Heavy episodic drinking (drinkers only) is defined as the proportion of adult drinkers (15+ years) who have had at least 60 grams or more of pure alcohol on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. A consumption of 60 grams of pure alcohol corresponds approximately to 6 standard alcoholic drinks.