Beer consumption per person in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person was 0.4135 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.4135
Change on year
up 13.5%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 1978
All-time low
0.18
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Beer consumption per person in Papua New Guinea, 1961–2022

0.250.50.7511.21.5196119912022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 0.4135 for beer consumption per person in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.4 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.18, in 1961.

Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3189 0.18 0.5 9
1970s 1.05 0.67 1.4 10
1980s 1.19 0.99 1.4 10
1990s 0.884 0.56 1 10
2000s 0.543 0.4522 0.6762 10
2010s 0.5983 0.4626 0.7867 10
2020s 0.3769 0.3529 0.4135 3

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 137 Lebanon 0.4728 compare
  2. 138 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.4648 compare
  3. 139 Myanmar 0.4546 compare
  4. 141 Madagascar 0.4032 compare
  5. 142 Eritrea 0.4018 compare
  6. 143 Haiti 0.3943 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer consumption per person in Papua New Guinea?
Beer consumption per person in Papua New Guinea was 0.4135 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1978.
What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.18 in 1961.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for beer consumption per person?
Papua New Guinea ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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Indicator
Beer consumption per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
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