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%.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.1% | — |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 78.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.3%, 2.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 78.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
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.