Benin vs Venezuela: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Benin
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin, a difference of 0.0014 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.
Benin ranks 119th and Venezuela ranks 118th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 0.682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 0.861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.509 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.6286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.9238 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 0.9056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Benin or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Benin and Venezuela?
- 0.0014 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Venezuela?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Venezuela rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Benin ranks 119th and Venezuela ranks 118th 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.