Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor
East Timor: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 29.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor, 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 East Timor is 29.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor peaked at 39.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2006.
East Timor ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.7% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | -9.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 29.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.7%, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 29.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.7%, 60% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -44.0% | 31.4% | 17.6% |
| 2010 | +27.4% | 24.3% | 30.9% |
| 2011 | +26.1% | 30.9% | 39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 17.6% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 30.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in East Timor was 29.1% 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- East Timor ranks 155th 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.