North Korea vs Mali: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- North Korea
- Mali
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0834 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Mali, a difference of 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.8 times Mali's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 161st and Mali ranks 164th of 187 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7333 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.459 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.027 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.432 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.383 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.329 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.008 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.321 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0628 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0481 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.1097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0241 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.1471 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0611 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, North Korea or Mali?
- North Korea, at 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0834 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between North Korea and Mali?
- 0.065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Mali?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Mali rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- North Korea ranks 161st and Mali ranks 164th 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.