Namibia vs Poland: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Namibia
- Poland
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Poland, a difference of 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.
Namibia ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 5th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Poland |
| 1970s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Poland |
| 1980s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.346 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Poland |
| 2000s | 3.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Poland |
| 2010s | 6.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5732 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Namibia |
| 2020s | 6.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Namibia or Poland?
- Namibia, at 6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 5.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Poland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Namibia and Poland?
- 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Poland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Poland rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Namibia ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 5th 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.