Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 78.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea is 78.8%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 80.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2020.
That places Equatorial Guinea 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 79.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 78.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 1 Angola 84.4% compare
- 2 Congo 83.3% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 78.1% compare
- 5 Gabon 75.2% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 71.8% compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea was 78.8% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2020.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 3rd 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.