Beer consumption per person in Eritrea
Eritrea: Beer consumption per person was 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
142nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1995
All-time low
0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1990
Years of data
61
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Eritrea, 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
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Eritrea is 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Eritrea peaked at 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1990.
Eritrea ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -73.0% |
| 1981 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.5% |
| 1988 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.3% |
| 1990 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +216.7% |
| 1993 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +73.7% |
| 1994 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +63.6% |
| 1995 | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +109.3% |
| 1996 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.0% |
| 1997 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3951 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -63.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3868 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.387 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3963 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4516 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4821 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.479 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.496 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.518 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5414 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5239 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5199 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5181 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4625 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4567 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4296 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4128 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +216.7% | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1995 | +109.3% | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1993 | +73.7% | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1980 | -73.0% | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1994 | +63.6% | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2000 | -63.1% | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3951 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.611 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.429 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3868 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.496 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5414 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4147 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4296 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 139 Myanmar 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 141 Madagascar 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 143 Haiti 0.3943 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 144 Qatar 0.3533 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 145 Niue 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.84 Percent per annum (2019)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.53 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Eritrea?
- Beer consumption per person in Eritrea was 0.4018 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1995.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1990.
- How does Eritrea rank for beer consumption per person?
- Eritrea ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.