Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Ethiopia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 113th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3711 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.715 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.538 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.177 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.407 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.505 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.008 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.2237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7843 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.6326 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.997 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
- Ethiopia, at 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 110th and Zimbabwe ranks 113th 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.