Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Beer consumption per person was 1.05 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
110th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 2019
All-time low
0.1377
in 2003
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.05 for beer consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 159.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Ethiopia peaked at 1.21 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1377, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.86 | — |
| 1962 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.85 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.84 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.89 | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.88 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.84 | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.81 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.82 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.83 | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.84 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.78 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.7 | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.58 | -17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.48 | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.79 | +64.6% |
| 1978 | 0.61 | -22.8% |
| 1979 | 0.84 | +37.7% |
| 1980 | 0.78 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.76 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.65 | -14.5% |
| 1983 | 0.83 | +27.7% |
| 1984 | 0.58 | -30.1% |
| 1985 | 0.54 | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.53 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.56 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.67 | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.49 | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 0.46 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.43 | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.49 | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.52 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.51 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1857 | -63.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1996 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.16 | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1377 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2016 | +46.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2061 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2839 | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2899 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2901 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2823 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2781 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.319 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4069 | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4247 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4942 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5813 | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7575 | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8333 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 1.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3054, 3.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 1.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +64.6% | 0.48 | 0.79 |
| 2000 | -63.6% | 0.51 | 0.1857 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.85 | 0.81 | 0.89 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.715 | 0.48 | 0.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.644 | 0.53 | 0.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.505 | 0.43 | 0.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2237 | 0.1377 | 0.2901 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6326 | 0.2781 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.06 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 107 Zambia 1.19 compare
- 108 Mozambique 1.09 compare
- 109 Armenia 1.08 compare
- 111 Philippines 1.01 compare
- 112 Cote d'Ivoire 1 compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.93 compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 13.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % 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 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Ethiopia?
- Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia was 1.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 2019.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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