Share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin

Benin: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 44.71 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
44.71
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
86th
of 185 countries
All-time high
59.04
in 2007
All-time low
44.71
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin, 2000–2020

02040602000201020202000: 57.52001: 57.92002: 58.12003: 57.32004: 58.32005: 58.42006: 58.42007: 592008: 57.72009: 57.72010: 45.72011: 45.32012: 452013: 44.82014: 45.92015: 462016: 46.42017: 46.82018: 44.92019: 452020: 44.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin is 44.71, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin peaked at 59.04 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.71, in 2020.

That places Benin 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 57.49
2001 57.9 +0.7%
2002 58.13 +0.4%
2003 57.29 -1.4%
2004 58.28 +1.7%
2005 58.42 +0.2%
2006 58.36 -0.1%
2007 59.04 +1.2%
2008 57.66 -2.3%
2009 57.74 +0.1%
2010 45.7 -20.9%
2011 45.25 -1.0%
2012 45.02 -0.5%
2013 44.78 -0.5%
2014 45.86 +2.4%
2015 45.98 +0.3%
2016 46.42 +0.9%
2017 46.81 +0.9%
2018 44.92 -4.0%
2019 45 +0.2%
2020 44.71 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 58.03 57.29 59.04 10
2010s 45.57 44.78 46.81 10
2020s 44.71 44.71 44.71 1

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 83 Brunei Darussalam 46.73 compare
  2. 84 Uganda 45.66 compare
  3. 85 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 45.43 compare
  4. 87 North Macedonia 44.69 compare
  5. 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.55 compare
  6. 89 Guatemala 42.64 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Benin was 44.71 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 59.04 in 2007.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 44.71 in 2020.
How does Benin rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Benin ranks 86th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population who never drink alcohol. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of population who never drink alcohol
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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