Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Yemen
Yemen: Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year was 1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Yemen, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 1.2% for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Yemen peaked at 1.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2003.
That places Yemen 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Yemen?
- Share of adults who drank alcohol in last year in Yemen was 1.2% 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 adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of adults who drank alcohol in last year recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for share of adults who drank alcohol in last year?
- Yemen ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of adults who drank alcohol in last year rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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 adults who drank alcohol in last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adults are defined as those aged 15 years and older. Shown is the share of adults who have drunk any alcohol in the preceding 12 months.