Canada vs New Zealand: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Canada, a difference of 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.129 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.298 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 52nd and New Zealand ranks 51st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.