Belize vs Botswana: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Belize
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Belize, a difference of 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Belize ranks 50th and Botswana ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 4 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.816 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.039 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belize |
| 2000s | 3.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belize |
| 2010s | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belize |
| 2020s | 3.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Belize or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 3.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Belize and Botswana?
- 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Botswana rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Belize ranks 50th and Botswana ranks 47th 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.