Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days was 25.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Tunisia, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Tunisia stood at 25.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% 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 Tunisia peaked at 27.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 2020.
That places Tunisia 159th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 27.3% | 26.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 25.7% | 1 |
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More reference data data for Tunisia
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 125.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 6.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 131.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 48.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 2,139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 5.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Tunisia?
- Share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days in Tunisia was 25.7% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of drinkers who have had a heavy drinking session in past 30 days?
- Tunisia ranks 159th 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 Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.