Beer consumption per person in Lesotho
Lesotho: Beer consumption per person was 2.07 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Lesotho, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Lesotho stood at 2.07. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Lesotho peaked at 2.07 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1976.
Lesotho ranks 80th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.97 | — |
| 1962 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.95 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.99 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.99 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.87 | -12.1% |
| 1968 | 0.86 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.77 | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.87 | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 0.97 | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.7 | -27.8% |
| 1974 | 1.28 | +82.9% |
| 1975 | 0.63 | -50.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5 | -20.6% |
| 1977 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1978 | 1.56 | +56.0% |
| 1979 | 1.34 | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 1.43 | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.39 | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9 | -35.3% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | +58.9% |
| 1984 | 1.22 | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 1.07 | -12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.86 | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 0.75 | -12.8% |
| 1988 | 0.79 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.63 | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 1.05 | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 1.01 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.97 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.91 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.89 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.86 | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.84 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.38 | +64.5% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 1.22 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.18 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.24 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.44 | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 1.46 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.41 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.42 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.64 | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 1.72 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.96 | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 2.02 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 1.82 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.07 | +13.4% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 2.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 2.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Lesotho 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 | +100.0% | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1974 | +82.9% | 0.7 | 1.28 |
| 1990 | +66.7% | 0.63 | 1.05 |
| 2000 | +64.5% | 0.84 | 1.38 |
| 1983 | +58.9% | 0.9 | 1.43 |
| 1978 | +56.0% | 1 | 1.56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9333 | 0.77 | 1.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9833 | 0.5 | 1.56 | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.05 | 0.63 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.944 | 0.84 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 | 1.39 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 | 1.7 | 2.07 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 77 Bolivia 2.13 compare
- 78 North Macedonia 2.1 compare
- 79 Greece 2.09 compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 compare
- 82 Thailand 2.01 compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.99 compare
More economy & growth data for Lesotho
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -71.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 57.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0799 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 87.06 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 50.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 63.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0303 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 33.01 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Lesotho?
- Beer consumption per person in Lesotho was 2.07 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1976.
- How does Lesotho rank for beer consumption per person?
- Lesotho ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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