Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 53.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 53.4%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Luxembourg peaked at 53.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2003.
That places Luxembourg 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 48.5% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.9% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 53.4% | 53.4% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Luxembourg
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0209 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0065 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1381 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1376 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1147 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0353 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Luxembourg?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Luxembourg was 53.4% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Luxembourg ranks 29th 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 Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.