Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year by country
Adults are defined as those aged 15 years and older. Shown is the share of adults who have not drunk any alcohol in the preceding 12 months.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
99.2%
Kuwait
Lowest
15.8%
Luxembourg
Median
57.9%
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
3,927
What the numbers show
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Kuwait; the lowest is 15.8% in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.9%, and the mean is 57.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 21.4%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 13.3%).
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 99.2% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Somalia | 99.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Comoros | 99.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Yemen | 98.8% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Libya | 98.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Syria | 98.5% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Iran | 98.5% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Pakistan | 98.4% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mauritania | 98.3% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 98.1% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 97.9% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 94.6% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Maldives | 94.5% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 15 | Iraq | 93.1% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 16 | Sudan | 93.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Morocco | 92.9% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 18 | Jordan | 92.5% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Egypt | 92.4% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Algeria | 92.1% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | Tunisia | 91.5% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Niger | 91.0% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 23 | Senegal | 90.3% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Indonesia | 90.3% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 90.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 26 | Turkey | 89.7% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Guinea | 88.8% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 88.1% | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Lebanon | 87.3% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 30 | Oman | 86.3% | 2020 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 85.7% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 32 | Eritrea | 84.8% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 84.5% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 34 | Mali | 84.0% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Malaysia | 83.7% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 83.6% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.2% | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 82.7% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 81.0% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 80.6% | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 41 | Bahrain | 80.0% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Gambia | 79.3% | 2020 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 43 | Chad | 78.6% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Lesotho | 76.6% | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 45 | Mozambique | 76.4% | 2020 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 46 | Tonga | 75.7% | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 75.5% | 2020 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 48 | Nigeria | 74.8% | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 49 | Kiribati | 74.8% | 2020 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Namibia | 74.4% | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 51 | Nepal | 74.2% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 73.2% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 73.0% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Tuvalu | 73.0% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Micronesia (country) | 72.2% | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 71.9% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 58 | Eswatini | 71.3% | 2020 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 59 | Malawi | 71.2% | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 71.0% | 2020 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Madagascar | 71.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 62 | Kenya | 70.9% | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 63 | Samoa | 70.9% | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 64 | India | 70.8% | 2020 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 65 | South Africa | 70.4% | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 66 | Fiji | 69.9% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Bhutan | 69.7% | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Tanzania | 69.2% | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Botswana | 68.8% | 2020 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 68.3% | 2020 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 71 | Qatar | 68.1% | 2020 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 72 | Nauru | 67.6% | 2020 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 73 | Rwanda | 66.5% | 2020 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 65.6% | 2020 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | East Timor | 65.5% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 76 | Burundi | 64.3% | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 77 | Brunei | 64.2% | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 78 | Togo | 63.5% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Venezuela | 63.4% | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 80 | Zambia | 63.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 81 | El Salvador | 63.1% | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 62.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 83 | Central African Republic | 62.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 84 | Honduras | 62.2% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Myanmar | 61.8% | 2020 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 86 | Niue | 61.4% | 2020 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 61.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 59.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 89 | Liberia | 59.6% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 90 | Colombia | 59.1% | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | Cook Islands | 58.5% | 2020 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 58.3% | 2020 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 93 | Uganda | 58.1% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 94 | Mexico | 58.0% | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Ghana | 57.9% | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.4% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 97 | Panama | 57.0% | 2020 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 56.8% | 2020 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 56.6% | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 100 | Haiti | 55.4% | 2020 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 101 | Suriname | 55.3% | 2020 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 102 | Benin | 54.1% | 2020 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 103 | Philippines | 54.0% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 104 | Jamaica | 53.8% | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 105 | Belize | 53.2% | 2020 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 106 | Guyana | 52.3% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 107 | Armenia | 51.3% | 2020 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 108 | Albania | 51.1% | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 109 | Cambodia | 50.8% | 2020 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 110 | Bahamas | 50.5% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 111 | Cuba | 50.3% | 2020 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 112 | Dominica | 50.3% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 49.8% | 2020 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 114 | Angola | 49.7% | 2020 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.4% | 2020 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 116 | Thailand | 49.3% | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.1% | 2020 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 118 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 48.7% | 2020 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 119 | Paraguay | 48.2% | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 47.7% | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 121 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.9% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 46.5% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 123 | Barbados | 46.3% | 2020 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 124 | Vietnam | 46.3% | 2020 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 125 | Congo | 46.1% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 126 | Gabon | 45.6% | 2020 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 127 | Grenada | 45.6% | 2020 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 128 | Mongolia | 44.3% | 2020 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 44.1% | 2020 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 43.5% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 43.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 132 | Laos | 42.6% | 2020 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 133 | Brazil | 42.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.9% | 2020 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 135 | Russia | 41.7% | 2020 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 136 | North Korea | 40.9% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 137 | Israel | 40.2% | 2020 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 138 | Ecuador | 39.8% | 2020 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 139 | China | 39.7% | 2020 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 140 | Seychelles | 39.5% | 2020 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 141 | Bolivia | 37.8% | 2020 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 142 | Singapore | 37.1% | 2020 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 143 | Peru | 34.5% | 2020 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 144 | Cyprus | 34.5% | 2020 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 145 | Bulgaria | 34.2% | 2020 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 146 | Ukraine | 33.9% | 2020 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 147 | Uruguay | 32.6% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 148 | Japan | 32.5% | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 149 | Croatia | 32.5% | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 150 | Canada | 30.8% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 151 | Moldova | 30.8% | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 152 | Belarus | 30.7% | 2020 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 153 | Greece | 30.7% | 2020 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 154 | Argentina | 29.0% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 155 | Chile | 28.9% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 156 | United States | 28.9% | 2020 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 157 | Hungary | 28.7% | 2020 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 158 | Slovenia | 28.6% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 159 | South Korea | 27.5% | 2020 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 160 | Slovakia | 27.2% | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 161 | Italy | 26.8% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 162 | Poland | 26.5% | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 163 | Czechia | 25.9% | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 164 | Estonia | 25.7% | 2020 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 165 | Latvia | 25.0% | 2020 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 166 | Lithuania | 24.9% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 167 | Romania | 24.1% | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 168 | France | 24.0% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 169 | Portugal | 23.8% | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 170 | Spain | 23.4% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 171 | Belgium | 23.2% | 2020 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 172 | Netherlands | 23.1% | 2020 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 173 | Malta | 22.7% | 2020 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 174 | Sweden | 22.5% | 2020 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 175 | Norway | 22.2% | 2020 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 176 | United Kingdom | 22.1% | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 177 | Finland | 22.0% | 2020 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 178 | Denmark | 21.7% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 179 | Germany | 21.2% | 2020 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 180 | Iceland | 20.8% | 2020 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 181 | Austria | 20.6% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 182 | Switzerland | 20.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 183 | New Zealand | 19.7% | 2020 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 184 | Australia | 19.3% | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 185 | Andorra | 17.5% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 186 | Ireland | 16.8% | 2020 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 15.8% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
About this data
Adults are defined as those aged 15 years and older. Shown is the share of adults who have not drunk any alcohol in the preceding 12 months.