Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Beer consumption per person
Ghana
0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Ghana rank
132nd
Sri Lanka rank
134th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Ghana
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0117 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Ghana ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.415 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.375 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.308 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.037 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.271 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 1990s | 0.344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.6397 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4337 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6639 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3223 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0857 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 Sri Lanka?
- Ghana, at 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0117 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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.