Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Jordan

Jordan: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 20.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
20.1%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
179th
of 187 countries
All-time high
23.8%
in 2001
All-time low
20.1%
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Jordan, 2000–2020

05101520252000201020202000: 23.8 %2001: 23.8 %2002: 23.7 %2003: 23.6 %2004: 23.5 %2005: 23.5 %2006: 23.6 %2007: 23.6 %2008: 23.6 %2009: 23.4 %2010: 23.2 %2011: 22.7 %2012: 22.5 %2013: 22.4 %2014: 22.5 %2015: 22 %2016: 21.9 %2017: 21.6 %2018: 21.3 %2019: 20.9 %2020: 20.1 %

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 20.1% for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Jordan peaked at 23.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2020.

That places Jordan 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.6% 23.4% 23.8% 10
2010s 22.1% 20.9% 23.2% 10
2020s 20.1% 20.1% 20.1% 1

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 176 Syria 21.1% compare
  2. 177 Iraq 20.6% compare
  3. 178 Bangladesh 20.3% compare
  4. 180 Yemen 19.8% compare
  5. 181 Brunei 19.4% compare
  6. 182 Egypt 17.6% compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Jordan?
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Jordan was 20.1% 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 Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2020.
How does Jordan rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
Jordan ranks 179th 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 Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed

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.