North Korea vs Senegal: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- North Korea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.1616 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in North Korea, a difference of 0.0132 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 159th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2233 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.459 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.311 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.148 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.383 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.252 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.131 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.329 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.159 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.048 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.1097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1675 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0578 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.1471 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0545 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, North Korea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.1616 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in North Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between North Korea and Senegal?
- 0.0132 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Senegal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Senegal rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- North Korea ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 159th 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.