Beer consumption per person in Madagascar
Madagascar: Beer consumption per person was 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Madagascar peaked at 0.5146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2694 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3951 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4107 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4678 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 139 Myanmar 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 142 Eritrea 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 143 Haiti 0.3943 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 144 Qatar 0.3533 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -11.6% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 8.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 456.51 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 13.1% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 14.95 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 456.51 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 4,530 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 5.47 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.72 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Madagascar?
- Beer consumption per person in Madagascar was 0.4032 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for beer consumption per person?
- Madagascar ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.