Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 23.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 23.4%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait peaked at 27.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2020.
Kuwait ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 23.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.1%, 61% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 23.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.3%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 24.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Kuwait was 23.4% 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Kuwait ranks 164th 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 Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.