Austria vs Namibia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Austria
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 6.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Austria, a difference of 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Austria |
| 1970s | 6.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Austria |
| 1980s | 6.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Austria |
| 1990s | 7.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.346 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Austria |
| 2000s | 6.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Austria |
| 2010s | 6.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1662 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5332 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Austria or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 6.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Austria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Austria and Namibia?
- 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Namibia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Austria and Namibia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Austria ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Beer consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.