Luxembourg vs South Africa: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Luxembourg
- South Africa
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 3.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa, a difference of 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 6.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 5.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4705 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.562 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 3.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.038 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Luxembourg or South Africa?
- Luxembourg, at 3.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and South Africa rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Luxembourg ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 33rd 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.