Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Beer consumption per person was 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia, 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
Ethiopia recorded 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 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 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.715 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.644 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.505 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2901 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6326 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2781 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 107 Zambia 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 108 Mozambique 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 109 Armenia 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 111 Philippines 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 112 Cote d'Ivoire 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -6.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 13.2% (2025)
- GDP per capita 945.36 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 128.07 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 945.36 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 119.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 8.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 575.80 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Ethiopia?
- Beer consumption per person in Ethiopia was 1.05 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 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 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.