Share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen

Yemen: Share of population who never drink alcohol was 97.84 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
97.84
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
4th
of 185 countries
All-time high
97.99
in 2003
All-time low
97.84
in 2020
Years of data
21
2000–2020

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

0204060801002000201020202000: 982001: 982002: 982003: 982004: 982005: 982006: 982007: 982008: 982009: 97.92010: 97.92011: 97.92012: 97.92013: 97.92014: 97.92015: 97.92016: 97.92017: 97.92018: 97.92019: 97.82020: 97.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen stood at 97.84. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen peaked at 97.99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 97.84, in 2020.

That places Yemen 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 97.99
2001 97.98 -0.0%
2002 97.98 -0.0%
2003 97.99 +0.0%
2004 97.98 -0.0%
2005 97.98 -0.0%
2006 97.97 -0.0%
2007 97.96 -0.0%
2008 97.95 -0.0%
2009 97.94 -0.0%
2010 97.92 -0.0%
2011 97.93 +0.0%
2012 97.92 -0.0%
2013 97.9 -0.0%
2014 97.89 -0.0%
2015 97.89 +0.0%
2016 97.88 -0.0%
2017 97.87 -0.0%
2018 97.86 -0.0%
2019 97.85 -0.0%
2020 97.84 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.97 97.94 97.99 10
2010s 97.89 97.85 97.93 10
2020s 97.84 97.84 97.84 1

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 1 Kuwait 98.63 compare
  2. 1 Niue 39.88 compare
  3. 2 Cook Islands 36.04 compare
  4. 2 Somalia 98.15 compare
  5. 3 Comoros 98.09 compare
  6. 5 Libya 97.6 compare
  7. 6 Mauritania 97.28 compare
  8. 7 Syria 97.14 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen?
Share of population who never drink alcohol in Yemen was 97.84 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 97.99 in 2003.
What is the lowest share of population who never drink alcohol recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 97.84 in 2020.
How does Yemen rank for share of population who never drink alcohol?
Yemen ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of population who never drink alcohol rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Yemen 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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