Brunei vs Nigeria: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Brunei
- Nigeria
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0427 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6167 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
| 1970s | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.426 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.623 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
| 1980s | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
| 1990s | 0.7211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0311 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.2726 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5083 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2358 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6512 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6455 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
| 2020s | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0517 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Brunei or Nigeria?
- Brunei, at 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Brunei and Nigeria?
- 0.0427 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Brunei and Nigeria rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Brunei ranks 126th and Nigeria ranks 128th 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.