Beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya
Kenya: Beer as share alcohol consumption was 32.09 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
32.09
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 185 countries
All-time high
53.79
in 2008
All-time low
32.09
in 2018
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya, 2000–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya is 32.09, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya peaked at 53.79 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.09, in 2018.
Kenya ranks 127th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.86 | 36.59 | 53.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.91 | 32.09 | 46.86 | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Kenya
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -5.99 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 4.07 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,908 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 7.12 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 109.76 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,908 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 129.3 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 956.08 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.31 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya?
- Beer as share alcohol consumption in Kenya was 32.09 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer as share alcohol consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 53.79 in 2008.
- What is the lowest beer as share alcohol consumption recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.09 in 2018.
- How does Kenya rank for beer as share alcohol consumption?
- Kenya ranks 127th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is beer as share alcohol consumption rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Beer as share alcohol consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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