Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Morocco
Morocco: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 22.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Morocco, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 22.0% for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in 2020.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Morocco peaked at 23.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2016.
Morocco ranks 171st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 23.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Morocco?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Morocco was 22.0% 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2016.
- How does Morocco rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Morocco ranks 171st 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 Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.