Afghanistan vs Yemen: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Afghanistan
0.03 litres pure alcohol
in 2019
Yemen
0.05 litres pure alcohol
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
179th
Yemen rank
178th

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Yemen
00.050.10.150.2200020092019

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 0.05 litres pure alcohol against 0.03 litres pure alcohol in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.02 litres pure alcohol.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 178th of 186 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 0.025 litres pure alcohol 0.175 litres pure alcohol 0.15 litres pure alcohol Yemen
2010s 0.0233 litres pure alcohol 0.0733 litres pure alcohol 0.05 litres pure alcohol Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Afghanistan or Yemen?
Yemen, at 0.05 litres pure alcohol against 0.03 litres pure alcohol in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Afghanistan and Yemen?
0.02 litres pure alcohol, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?
Afghanistan ranks 179th and Yemen ranks 178th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women
Unit
litres pure alcohol
Source
World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 930 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed

Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol).