Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cameroon
Cameroon: Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption was 58.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cameroon, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 58.6% for beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in 2019.
That represents a change of up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cameroon peaked at 62.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 37th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 42.4% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 43.8% | 62.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -7.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 14.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 44.50 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,489 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 571.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 981.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.44 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cameroon?
- Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption in Cameroon was 58.6% in 2019, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 62.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest beer as a share of total alcohol consumption recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for beer as a share of total alcohol consumption?
- Cameroon ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beer as a share of total alcohol consumption rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Beer as a share of total alcohol consumption, as measured by the share of total pure alcohol intake.