Beer consumption per person in Cameroon
Cameroon: Beer consumption per person was 2.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Cameroon, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 2.44 for beer consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Cameroon peaked at 3.09 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.31, in 1962.
That places Cameroon 67th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.33 | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.35 | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.57 | +62.9% |
| 1965 | 0.69 | +21.1% |
| 1966 | 0.61 | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.69 | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 0.73 | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.74 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.85 | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 1 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.31 | +27.2% |
| 1975 | 1.02 | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.5 | +30.4% |
| 1978 | 1.97 | +31.3% |
| 1979 | 2.1 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.74 | -17.1% |
| 1981 | 1.99 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 2.28 | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 2.36 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.33 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.5 | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 2.45 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.39 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.2 | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.11 | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.84 | -12.8% |
| 1991 | 2.37 | +28.8% |
| 1992 | 1.78 | -24.9% |
| 1993 | 1.6 | -10.1% |
| 1994 | 1.57 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.5 | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.95 | -36.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.4 | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 2.18 | +116.0% |
| 2001 | 2.39 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.48 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.54 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.83 | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 2.64 | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 2.61 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.92 | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 3.09 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3.09 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 2.43 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 2.43 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.39 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.21 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 2.36 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 2.44 | +3.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.44 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336, 3.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +116.0% | 1.01 | 2.18 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5578 | 0.31 | 0.74 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 | 0.85 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.24 | 1.74 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 | 0.9 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.39 | 2.18 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 | 2.39 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 | 2.21 | 2.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.6569 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.7283 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5318 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.96 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Cameroon?
- Beer consumption per person in Cameroon was 2.44 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 2013.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 in 1962.
- How does Cameroon rank for beer consumption per person?
- Cameroon ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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