Beer consumption per person in Burundi
Burundi: Beer consumption per person was 1.9 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Burundi, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Burundi stood at 1.9.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Burundi peaked at 2.96 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2001.
That places Burundi 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.4 | — |
| 1962 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.42 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 1.49 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.52 | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.43 | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 1.39 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.33 | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 1.43 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1.46 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.42 | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.66 | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.57 | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 1.77 | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 1.94 | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 2.02 | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.98 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.74 | +38.4% |
| 1980 | 2.82 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.85 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.67 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 2.56 | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 2.6 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.86 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 2.96 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.85 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.83 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 2.84 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.63 | -42.6% |
| 1991 | 1.71 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1.8 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.82 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.09 | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 2.1 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.85 | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 1.75 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.54 | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 1.45 | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.52 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.26 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.48 | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 1.51 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.48 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.43 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.54 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.57 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.64 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.61 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.71 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 1.69 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.96 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 1.85 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.82 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.81 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9 | +0.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.9 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3054, 6.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.9 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -42.6% | 2.84 | 1.63 |
| 1979 | +38.4% | 1.98 | 2.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.52 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.42 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 | 2.56 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.45 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.32 | 1.05 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 | 1.54 | 1.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.9 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 56.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.45 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -67.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0728 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -69.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0532 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Burundi?
- Beer consumption per person in Burundi was 1.9 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 in 1986.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for beer consumption per person?
- Burundi ranks 86th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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