Beer consumption per person in Ecuador
Ecuador: Beer consumption per person was 1.88 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Ecuador, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.88 for beer consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Ecuador peaked at 2.99 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.58, in 1963.
That places Ecuador 87th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.68 | — |
| 1962 | 0.65 | -4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.58 | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 0.68 | +17.2% |
| 1965 | 0.67 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.68 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.66 | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.72 | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.82 | +13.9% |
| 1970 | 0.88 | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.83 | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.94 | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 1.05 | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 1.1 | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 1.54 | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 1.64 | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 2.07 | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.78 | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.63 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 1.57 | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.3 | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 1.26 | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.38 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 1.47 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 2.16 | +46.9% |
| 1989 | 1.59 | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 1.09 | -31.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 1.37 | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.21 | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.72 | -40.5% |
| 1995 | 0.59 | -18.1% |
| 1996 | 0.64 | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 1.16 | +81.2% |
| 1998 | 1.4 | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.25 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.52 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.79 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.96 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 2.01 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.21 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 2.42 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 2.47 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.76 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.86 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.94 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.99 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.52 | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.28 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.27 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.72 | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 1.75 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.88 | +7.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.88 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.88 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46, 76% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +81.2% | 0.64 | 1.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6822 | 0.58 | 0.82 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 | 0.83 | 2.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 | 1.26 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 0.59 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.25 | 2.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 | 2.27 | 2.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.88 | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 291.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -72.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.2802 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.2046 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 12.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Ecuador?
- Beer consumption per person in Ecuador was 1.88 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 in 1963.
- How does Ecuador rank for beer consumption per person?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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