Alcohol consumption — all countries

Alcohol consumption — United Arab Emirates

Alcohol consumption in the United Arab Emirates in 2020 — 2.08 L. Ranked 56 in the world out of 185. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 18.2%.

2020 2.08 L −12.24% vs 2019
World rank 56of 185
Period maximum 2.43 L2016
Period minimum 1.76 L2000

Trend over time

2000–2020 · liters of pure alcohol

Alcohol consumption — United Arab Emirates, 2000–20201.61.822.22.42.6200020022004200620082010201220142016201820202000: 1.76 L2001: 1.76 L2002: 1.76 L2003: 1.76 L2004: 1.78 L2005: 1.77 L2006: 1.78 L2007: 1.86 L2008: 1.91 L2009: 1.96 L2010: 1.96 L2011: 1.99 L2012: 2.04 L2013: 2.13 L2014: 2.25 L2015: 2.37 L2016: 2.43 L2017: 2.43 L2018: 2.37 L2019: 2.37 L2020: 2.08 L
Change over the period: +0.32 (+18.18%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2020

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 2.08 L
World 4.89 L
Western Asia computed 1.13 L
High-income countries computed 9.16 L
Alcohol consumption — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year L Change Change, %
2020 2.08 −0.29 −12.24%
2019 2.37 +0 +0%
2018 2.37 −0.06 −2.47%
2017 2.43 +0 +0%
2016 2.43 +0.06 +2.53%
2015 2.37 +0.12 +5.33%
2014 2.25 +0.12 +5.63%
2013 2.13 +0.09 +4.41%
2012 2.04 +0.05 +2.51%
2011 1.99 +0.03 +1.53%
2010 1.96 +0 +0%
2009 1.96 +0.05 +2.62%
2008 1.91 +0.05 +2.69%
2007 1.86 +0.08 +4.49%
2006 1.78 +0.01 +0.56%
2005 1.77 −0.01 −0.56%
2004 1.78 +0.02 +1.14%
2003 1.76 +0 +0%
2002 1.76 +0 +0%
2001 1.76 +0 +0%
2000 1.76

About the indicator

Alcohol consumption per person aged 15 and over, converted into liters of pure alcohol per year. The conversion is needed in order to compare countries with different drinking cultures: ten liters of pure alcohol is both a hundred liters of wine and two hundred fifty liters of beer. The estimate also includes unrecorded alcohol — homemade and illegal — which WHO estimates separately and which in a number of countries makes up a noticeable share.

Important: Per person over the age of 15, not per whole population and not per drinker. In countries where a significant part of the population does not drink at all, the consumption of those who do is correspondingly higher than the calculated average.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.