Brazil vs Congo: Beer consumption per person
Brazil
5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Congo
5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Brazil rank
9th
Congo rank
10th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Brazil
- Congo
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Congo, a difference of 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Congo ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7129 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7671 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.943 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Congo |
| 1980s | 1.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.557 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Congo |
| 1990s | 3.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.464 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0681 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Brazil or Congo?
- Brazil, at 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Brazil and Congo?
- 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Congo?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Congo rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Congo ranks 10th 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.