Paraguay vs Portugal: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Paraguay
- Portugal
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Portugal, a difference of 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Paraguay ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.957 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1246 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5438 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2932 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Paraguay or Portugal?
- Paraguay, at 3.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Paraguay and Portugal?
- 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Paraguay ranks 40th and Portugal ranks 42nd 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.