Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan
Sudan: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 11.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 11.4% for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan peaked at 24.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2013.
Sudan ranks 187th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -60.1% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +304.9% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -65.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +30.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -0.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 11.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 11.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.9%, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +304.9% | 6.0% | 24.1% |
| 2015 | -65.1% | 24.1% | 8.4% |
| 2012 | -60.1% | 19.1% | 7.6% |
| 2019 | +30.4% | 8.8% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 6.0% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Sudan was 11.4% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2013.
- How does Sudan rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Sudan ranks 187th 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 Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.