Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon
Gabon: Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year was 45.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon, 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 adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon stood at 45.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon peaked at 47.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2001.
That places Gabon 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 45.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | -3.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 45.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.3%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 45.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.9%, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 42.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 44.2% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.6% | 45.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon?
- Share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year in Gabon was 45.6% 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 have not drunk alcohol in the last year recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year?
- Gabon ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of adults who have not drunk alcohol in the last year rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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 have not drunk alcohol in the last year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.