Beer consumption per person in Samoa
Samoa: Beer consumption per person was 1.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Samoa, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Samoa is 1.91, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Samoa peaked at 3.33 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.28, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 85th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.28 | — |
| 1962 | 0.29 | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.31 | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.63 | +96.9% |
| 1966 | 0.47 | -25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4 | -14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.59 | +47.5% |
| 1970 | 0.58 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.85 | +46.6% |
| 1972 | 0.78 | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | +46.2% |
| 1974 | 1.2 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.64 | +36.7% |
| 1977 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 1.35 | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 1.24 | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.58 | -53.2% |
| 1981 | 0.49 | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 1.12 | +128.6% |
| 1983 | 1.88 | +67.9% |
| 1984 | 1.56 | -17.0% |
| 1985 | 1.63 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 1.51 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 3.11 | +106.0% |
| 1988 | 2.57 | -17.4% |
| 1989 | 2.54 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.94 | -23.6% |
| 1991 | 1.98 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.57 | -20.7% |
| 1993 | 2.96 | +88.5% |
| 1994 | 2.35 | -20.6% |
| 1995 | 2.06 | -12.3% |
| 1996 | 2.36 | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 1.24 | -47.5% |
| 1998 | 1.65 | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.05 | +84.8% |
| 2001 | 3 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.96 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.82 | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.33 | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 2.72 | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 2.61 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.54 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.47 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.23 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 2.11 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 2.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2.06 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.98 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 1.91 | +6.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1.91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Samoa 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 | +128.6% | 0.49 | 1.12 |
| 1987 | +106.0% | 1.51 | 3.11 |
| 1965 | +96.9% | 0.32 | 0.63 |
| 1993 | +88.5% | 1.57 | 2.96 |
| 2000 | +84.8% | 1.65 | 3.05 |
| 1983 | +67.9% | 1.12 | 1.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.16 | 0.58 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 0.49 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 1.24 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 | 2.72 | 3.33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.03 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.98 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More economy & growth data for Samoa
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6345 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 18.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0322 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 189.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0235 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 138.02 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Samoa?
- Beer consumption per person in Samoa was 1.91 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 in 2008.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for beer consumption per person?
- Samoa ranks 85th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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