Ghana vs United Arab Emirates: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Ghana
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0182 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4138 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1862 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2275 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.308 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.401 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.6397 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2603 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3794 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.6639 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3649 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2991 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0593 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Ghana, at 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Ghana and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0182 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United Arab Emirates?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Ghana and United Arab Emirates rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Ghana ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th 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.