Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan

Bhutan: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 30.32 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
30.32
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
119th
of 185 countries
All-time high
36.69
in 2000
All-time low
28.72
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

0102030402000201020202000: 36.72001: 35.62002: 28.92003: 30.72004: 33.82005: 32.52006: 29.52007: 28.72008: 28.92009: 292010: 29.82011: 30.12012: 30.82013: 30.92014: 30.42015: 29.52016: 29.92017: 30.22018: 30.32019: 30.62020: 30.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan stood at 30.32.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan peaked at 36.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.72, in 2007.

Bhutan ranks 119th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 36.69
2001 35.65 -2.8%
2002 28.92 -18.9%
2003 30.71 +6.2%
2004 33.77 +9.9%
2005 32.48 -3.8%
2006 29.51 -9.2%
2007 28.72 -2.7%
2008 28.88 +0.6%
2009 29.03 +0.5%
2010 29.76 +2.5%
2011 30.12 +1.2%
2012 30.84 +2.4%
2013 30.86 +0.0%
2014 30.4 -1.5%
2015 29.49 -3.0%
2016 29.93 +1.5%
2017 30.16 +0.8%
2018 30.34 +0.6%
2019 30.56 +0.7%
2020 30.32 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.44 28.72 36.69 10
2010s 30.25 29.49 30.86 10
2020s 30.32 30.32 30.32 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 116 Burkina Faso 31.71 compare
  2. 117 Botswana 31.18 compare
  3. 118 Tanzania 30.78 compare
  4. 120 Fiji 30.11 compare
  5. 121 South Africa 29.62 compare
  6. 122 India 29.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan?
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Bhutan was 30.32 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 36.69 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 28.72 in 2007.
How does Bhutan rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
Bhutan ranks 119th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan 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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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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