Beer consumption per person in Benin
Benin: Beer consumption per person was 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Benin stood at 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Benin peaked at 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1999.
That places Benin 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.509 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5287 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7407 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9238 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7407 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9406 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 116 Tunisia 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 118 Venezuela 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 120 Kenya 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 122 Turkey 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -3.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 1.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,398 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 20.71 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,398 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 178.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 306.50 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Benin?
- Beer consumption per person in Benin was 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for beer consumption per person?
- Benin ranks 119th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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 consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.