Beer consumption per person in Guatemala
Guatemala: Beer consumption per person was 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
115th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2004
All-time low
0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1962
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala is 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Guatemala peaked at 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1962.
Guatemala ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.7% |
| 1990 | 0.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9975 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9405 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8938 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8296 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8659 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9366 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9321 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9485 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9161 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.919 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.916 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8717 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 47% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +54.3% | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.784 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.737 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9996 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8296 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9485 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8684 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 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
- 114 Micronesia (country) 0.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 116 Tunisia 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 118 Venezuela 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Guatemala
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.86 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 38.64 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.2199 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.22 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 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Guatemala?
- Beer consumption per person in Guatemala was 0.9011 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2004.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1962.
- How does Guatemala rank for beer consumption per person?
- Guatemala ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.