Ghana vs Malaysia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Ghana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0004 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 Malaysia ahead.
Ghana ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0289 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.415 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.044 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.308 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.523 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.215 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6397 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.392 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2477 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6639 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2183 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0427 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Ghana or Malaysia?
- Ghana, at 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Ghana and Malaysia?
- 0.0004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malaysia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Malaysia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 132nd and Malaysia ranks 133rd 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.