Beer consumption per person in Niue
Niue: Beer consumption per person was 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Beer consumption per person in Niue, 1990–2022
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 Niue is 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Niue peaked at 7.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2022.
That places Niue 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Niue, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1991 | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 5.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.8% |
| 1994 | 5.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +43.1% |
| 1995 | 7.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +46.0% |
| 1996 | 7.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -54.0% |
| 1998 | 2.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +46.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4355 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -89.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3721 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3715 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3741 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3754 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3751 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3733 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.373 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3709 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3681 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3667 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3632 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3559 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3506 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3506 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Niue 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 | -89.5% | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4355 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1997 | -54.0% | 7.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1999 | +46.5% | 2.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1995 | +46.0% | 5.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1994 | +43.1% | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1993 | -31.8% | 5.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3987 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4355 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3696 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3559 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3754 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3503 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3506 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Niue
- 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
- 146 Nepal 0.3376 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 147 Azerbaijan 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 148 Chad 0.3146 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Niue?
- Beer consumption per person in Niue was 0.3498 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 7.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1996.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Niue rank for beer consumption per person?
- Niue ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niue 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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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.