Brazil vs Panama: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Brazil
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 5.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Brazil, a difference of 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Panama ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7129 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Panama |
| 1990s | 3.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.492 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Panama |
| 2000s | 3.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2863 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2956 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Panama |
| 2020s | 4.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0765 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 5.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Brazil and Panama?
- 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Panama?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Panama rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Brazil ranks 9th and Panama ranks 6th 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.