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.
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
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 283.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1968 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,017 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 48.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 3,502 (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.