Beer consumption per person in Cuba

Cuba: Beer consumption per person was 1.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.68
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
94th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.92
in 1987
All-time low
0.56
in 1969
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Beer consumption per person in Cuba, 1961–2022

0.511.52196119912022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Cuba is 1.68, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Cuba peaked at 1.92 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.56, in 1969.

Cuba ranks 94th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Beer consumption per person in Cuba, 1961 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1961 1.34 —
1962 0.88 -34.3%
1963 0.98 +11.4%
1964 1.1 +12.2%
1965 1.02 -7.3%
1966 0.97 -4.9%
1967 1.31 +35.1%
1968 0.74 -43.5%
1969 0.56 -24.3%
1970 0.9 +60.7%
1971 1.08 +20.0%
1972 1.36 +25.9%
1973 1.54 +13.2%
1974 1.42 -7.8%
1975 1.63 +14.8%
1976 1.69 +3.7%
1977 1.68 -0.6%
1978 1.68 +0.0%
1979 1.61 -4.2%
1980 1.61 +0.0%
1981 1.5 -6.8%
1982 1.58 +5.3%
1983 1.65 +4.4%
1984 1.63 -1.2%
1985 1.67 +2.5%
1986 1.75 +4.8%
1987 1.92 +9.7%
1988 1.89 -1.6%
1989 1.87 -1.1%
1990 1.23 -34.2%
1991 0.71 -42.3%
1992 1.14 +60.6%
1993 0.81 -28.9%
1994 0.75 -7.4%
1995 0.83 +10.7%
1996 0.93 +12.0%
1997 0.86 -7.5%
1998 1.14 +32.6%
1999 1.16 +1.8%
2000 1.32 +13.9%
2001 1.31 -1.2%
2002 1.31 +0.5%
2003 1.51 +15.0%
2004 1.53 +1.1%
2005 1.48 -2.8%
2006 1.57 +5.7%
2007 1.61 +2.5%
2008 1.66 +3.3%
2009 1.59 -4.0%
2010 1.61 +1.1%
2011 1.64 +1.6%
2012 1.66 +1.4%
2013 1.7 +2.7%
2014 1.75 +2.7%
2015 1.8 +3.0%
2016 1.73 -4.2%
2017 1.74 +0.9%
2018 1.77 +1.7%
2019 1.87 +5.6%
2020 1.56 -16.4%
2021 1.64 +5.1%
2022 1.68 +2.3%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 1.68 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 1.68 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Beer consumption per person in Cuba 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.

YearChange FromTo
1970 +60.7% 0.56 0.9
1992 +60.6% 0.71 1.14

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9889 0.56 1.34 9
1970s 1.46 0.9 1.69 10
1980s 1.71 1.5 1.92 10
1990s 0.956 0.71 1.23 10
2000s 1.49 1.31 1.66 10
2010s 1.73 1.61 1.87 10
2020s 1.63 1.56 1.68 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 91 Dominica 1.82 compare
  2. 92 Angola 1.78 compare
  3. 93 Rwanda 1.71 compare
  4. 95 South Korea 1.67 compare
  5. 96 Honduras 1.51 compare
  6. 97 Burkina Faso 1.5 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer consumption per person in Cuba?
Beer consumption per person in Cuba was 1.68 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 1.92 in 1987.
What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0.56 in 1969.
How does Cuba rank for beer consumption per person?
Cuba ranks 94th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba 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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Indicator
Beer consumption per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
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