Cameroon vs Lesotho: Spirits consumption per person
Cameroon
0.4913 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Lesotho
0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Cameroon rank
119th
Lesotho rank
121st
Spirits consumption per person over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.4913 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0423 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 121st of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1244 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1244 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.0844 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1356 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.015 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.289 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.274 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5881 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5822 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.2066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4273 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2207 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.527 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4667 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0603 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spirits consumption per person, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 0.4913 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.449 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in spirits consumption per person between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 0.0423 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for spirits consumption per person?
- Cameroon ranks 119th and Lesotho ranks 121st 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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About this data
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.