Beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Beer consumption per person was 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
121st
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2019
All-time low
0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau, 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
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1963 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1964 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1965 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1966 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1967 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +38.5% |
| 1968 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +72.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +45.5% |
| 1975 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.7% |
| 1977 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +55.9% |
| 1978 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -52.8% |
| 1979 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +64.0% |
| 1980 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.5% |
| 1990 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.8% |
| 1991 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -42.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +30.4% |
| 1998 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +144.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5362 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5574 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5432 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6288 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6583 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.598 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5827 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4838 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.651 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6161 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6701 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6295 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5802 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7091 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5762 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 0.583 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6026 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5668 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +41.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5842 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 0.694 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.7812 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, 2.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.7812 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, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau 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 | +144.5% | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.341 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5753 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4838 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6583 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6335 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5668 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6864 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5842 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 118 Venezuela 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 119 Benin 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 120 Kenya 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 122 Turkey 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 124 Uganda 0.7031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea-Bissau
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0357 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 40.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 29.26 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0131 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau?
- Beer consumption per person in Guinea-Bissau was 0.7812 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for beer consumption per person?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.