Beer consumption per person in Nigeria
Nigeria: Beer consumption per person was 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
128th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1987
All-time low
0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Nigeria, 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
Nigeria recorded 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Nigeria peaked at 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Nigeria ranks 128th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +42.9% |
| 1963 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.3% |
| 1973 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +32.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -38.9% |
| 1979 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +40.9% |
| 1980 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.1% |
| 1982 | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.5% |
| 1989 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -34.9% |
| 1991 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4241 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -44.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4366 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4401 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4863 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.508 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5579 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5768 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5834 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6291 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.613 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6172 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6657 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6502 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.692 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5743 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.615 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, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +100.0% | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.426 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.693 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.77 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5083 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4241 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6455 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.613 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.692 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5743 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 125 Tanzania 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 126 Brunei 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 127 Togo 0.6522 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 131 Bahrain 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.9704 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 13.24 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Nigeria?
- Beer consumption per person in Nigeria was 0.615 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for beer consumption per person?
- Nigeria ranks 128th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.