Beer consumption per person in Liberia
Liberia: Beer consumption per person was 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
152nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1979
All-time low
0.1467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2003
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Liberia peaked at 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.1467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2003.
Liberia ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +57.1% |
| 1963 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -30.9% |
| 1964 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -44.7% |
| 1965 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +76.2% |
| 1966 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +43.2% |
| 1967 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.7% |
| 1972 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.1% |
| 1975 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1978 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.3% |
| 1981 | 0.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.9% |
| 1983 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +39.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +127.8% |
| 1993 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -53.7% |
| 1994 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +68.4% |
| 1995 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -51.2% |
| 1997 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +60.0% |
| 1998 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1707 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1687 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1476 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2542 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +73.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2891 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2945 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3259 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3272 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3202 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4712 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5382 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3052 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -43.3% |
| 2015 | 0.325 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3565 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3798 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4276 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3425 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3085 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.2961 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, 35% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +127.8% | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3933 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.574 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.554 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.269 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3318 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4034 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3052 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5382 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3157 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2961 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3425 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 149 Tajikistan 0.3082 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 150 Maldives 0.3007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 151 Guinea 0.2972 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 0.2686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 154 Algeria 0.2645 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 155 Kiribati 0.2444 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0527 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 48.22 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -10.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0385 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 35.21 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 0.059 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Liberia?
- Beer consumption per person in Liberia was 0.2961 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1979.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Liberia ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia 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.