Colombia vs Guyana: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Colombia
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 3.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Colombia, a difference of 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 56th and Guyana ranks 54th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7622 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Colombia |
| 1980s | 4.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Colombia |
| 1990s | 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1415 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Guyana |
| 2020s | 2.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Colombia or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 3.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Colombia and Guyana?
- 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Guyana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Guyana rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Colombia ranks 56th and Guyana ranks 54th 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.