Namibia vs Poland: Beer consumption per person

Namibia
6.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Poland
5.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Namibia rank
2nd
Poland rank
5th

Beer consumption per person over time

  • Namibia
  • Poland
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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

Indicator
Beer consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.