Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin

Benin: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 45.89 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45.89
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
86th
of 185 countries
All-time high
45.89
in 2020
All-time low
32.52
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin, 2000–2020

010203040502000201020202000: 33.92001: 33.62002: 33.42003: 34.12004: 33.22005: 33.12006: 33.12007: 32.52008: 33.82009: 33.72010: 452011: 45.42012: 45.72013: 45.92014: 44.82015: 44.72016: 44.32017: 43.92018: 45.72019: 45.62020: 45.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 45.89 for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin peaked at 45.89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.52, in 2007.

Benin ranks 86th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 33.93
2001 33.55 -1.1%
2002 33.35 -0.6%
2003 34.12 +2.3%
2004 33.21 -2.7%
2005 33.09 -0.4%
2006 33.14 +0.2%
2007 32.52 -1.9%
2008 33.77 +3.9%
2009 33.7 -0.2%
2010 45.01 +33.6%
2011 45.44 +1.0%
2012 45.66 +0.5%
2013 45.88 +0.5%
2014 44.82 -2.3%
2015 44.7 -0.3%
2016 44.28 -1.0%
2017 43.89 -0.9%
2018 45.7 +4.1%
2019 45.61 -0.2%
2020 45.89 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.44 32.52 34.12 10
2010s 45.1 43.89 45.88 10
2020s 45.89 45.89 45.89 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 83 Belize 46.76 compare
  2. 84 Jamaica 46.18 compare
  3. 85 Philippines 46 compare
  4. 87 Suriname 44.72 compare
  5. 88 Haiti 44.64 compare
  6. 89 Mauritius 43.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Benin was 45.89 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 45.89 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 32.52 in 2007.
How does Benin rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Benin ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,927 data points, 2000–2020
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