Benin vs Ghana: Wine consumption per person
Benin
0.0372 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Ghana
0.0468 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Benin rank
127th
Ghana rank
125th
Wine consumption per person over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.0468 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0372 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin, a difference of 0.0096 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 125th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2044 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.187 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.001 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.084 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0864 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0708 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.069 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.051 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0376 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine consumption per person, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 0.0468 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0372 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wine consumption per person between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.0096 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for wine consumption per person?
- Benin ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 125th 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 Wine 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 per capita consumption of wine, as measured in liters of pure alcohol per year. 1 liter of wine contains around 0.12 liters of pure alcohol.