Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0117 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.5811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4567 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.611 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.273 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.429 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.114 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5983 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1023 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4147 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0379 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Eritrea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0117 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Eritrea ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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.