Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Norway
Norway: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 38.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Norway, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 38.4% for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in 2020.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Norway peaked at 40.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2019.
Norway ranks 104th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.5% | 39.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 37.6% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 38.4% | 38.4% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Norway?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Norway was 38.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- How does Norway rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Norway ranks 104th 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 Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.