Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Kenya, a difference of 0.003 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.374 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.984 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.755 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.229 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7818 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1262 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.8255 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7657 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0598 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7642 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.208 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.003 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Kenya ranks 120th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th 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.