Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 48.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 48.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia peaked at 50.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | -3.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 48.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 48.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.7%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.9% | 40.7% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Cambodia was 48.4% 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Cambodia ranks 51st 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 Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.