Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Spirits consumption per person

Burkina Faso
0.1718 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Malawi
0.1665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Malawi rank
150th

Spirits consumption per person over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1718 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malawi, a difference of 0.0053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Malawi ranks 150th of 187 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0167 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
1970s 0.044 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.158 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.114 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
1980s 0.018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.298 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
1990s 0.094 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.241 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.147 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
2000s 0.1675 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.3062 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1388 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
2010s 0.1787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.2015 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0227 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi
2020s 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.1714 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.0214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1718 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.1665 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
0.0053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Malawi ranks 150th 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 Spirits consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Spirits 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
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Spirit consumption per person, measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. Spirits are distilled alcoholic drinks and include gin, rum, whisky, tequila and vodka.