Beer consumption per person in Colombia
Colombia: Beer consumption per person was 2.92 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Colombia, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Colombia stood at 2.92.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Colombia peaked at 4.92 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 2001.
Colombia ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.65 | — |
| 1962 | 3.53 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 3.65 | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 3.63 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.2 | -11.8% |
| 1966 | 2.95 | -7.8% |
| 1967 | 2.52 | -14.6% |
| 1968 | 2.6 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.92 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 2.82 | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.78 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 2.72 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 2.61 | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 2.86 | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 2.61 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 3.13 | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 3.12 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 3.31 | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 3.1 | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 3.68 | +18.7% |
| 1981 | 3.82 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 3.73 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.11 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 3.99 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 4.12 | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 4.27 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4.36 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4.58 | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 4.61 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 4.92 | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 3.84 | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 4.32 | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 4.34 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.33 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 4.22 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 3.99 | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 3.95 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 2.3 | -37.7% |
| 2001 | 2.08 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 2.18 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.12 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.12 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.26 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 2.41 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.53 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2.44 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.34 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.27 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 2.35 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.42 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.41 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.52 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 2.54 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.42 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.61 | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3 | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 2.79 | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 2.92 | +4.7% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2.92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2.92 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Colombia 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 | -37.7% | 3.7 | 2.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.18 | 2.52 | 3.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.91 | 2.61 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.11 | 3.68 | 4.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 | 3.7 | 4.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.08 | 2.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 | 2.27 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 | 2.3 | 2.92 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 76.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 65.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.1404 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 47.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Colombia?
- Beer consumption per person in Colombia was 2.92 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.92 in 1991.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 2001.
- How does Colombia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Colombia ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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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