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
Latest (2022)
0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
119th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2015
All-time low
0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1999
Years of data
62
1961–2022
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.
Beer consumption per person in Benin, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.8% |
| 1972 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.1% |
| 1982 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.7% |
| 1990 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.9% |
| 1992 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +41.3% |
| 1997 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6532 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7407 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7145 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5784 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5542 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5287 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6042 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6998 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6781 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7407 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8439 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9723 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9591 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9677 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8863 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8588 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.817 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9181 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9406 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (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.