Beer consumption per person in Ecuador
Ecuador: Beer consumption per person was 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Ecuador, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 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 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6822 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 84 Cyprus 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 85 Samoa 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 86 Burundi 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 88 Albania 1.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 89 Moldova 1.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 90 Uruguay 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 3.5% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,165 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 112.75 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,165 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 7.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.98 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Ecuador?
- Beer consumption per person in Ecuador was 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.