Beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Beer consumption per person was 3.38 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea, 1983–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.38 for beer consumption per person in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.46 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1983.
That places Equatorial Guinea 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.06 | — |
| 1984 | 0.08 | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.25 | +212.5% |
| 1986 | 0.54 | +116.0% |
| 1987 | 0.33 | -38.9% |
| 1988 | 0.55 | +66.7% |
| 1989 | 0.67 | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 0.87 | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 0.69 | -20.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | +88.4% |
| 1993 | 1.47 | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.31 | -78.9% |
| 1995 | 1.64 | +429.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.96 | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.45 | -77.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5227 | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6052 | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9058 | +49.7% |
| 2003 | 1.57 | +73.6% |
| 2004 | 1.77 | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 2.18 | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 2.32 | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 2.15 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 2.64 | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 2.67 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.95 | +48.2% |
| 2011 | 4.65 | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 4.97 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 5.46 | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 5.24 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 5.07 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.37 | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 3.11 | -28.9% |
| 2018 | 3.43 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.88 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 3.07 | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 3.38 | -3.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.38 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 3.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +429.0% | 0.31 | 1.64 |
| 1985 | +212.5% | 0.08 | 0.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3543 | 0.06 | 0.67 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.27 | 0.31 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 0.5227 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 3.11 | 5.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 | 3.07 | 3.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 117.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Beer consumption per person in Equatorial Guinea was 3.38 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.46 in 2013.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for beer consumption per person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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