China vs Zambia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- China
- Zambia
How they compare
China currently reports 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Zambia, a difference of 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
China ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7078 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.019 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.846 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.767 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.085 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | China |
| 2000s | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4845 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7175 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | China |
| 2010s | 1.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9813 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6157 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | China |
| 2020s | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.035 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, China or Zambia?
- China, at 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between China and Zambia?
- 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zambia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do China and Zambia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- China ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 107th 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.