Beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Beer consumption per person was 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 43.2%
World rank
123rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1985
All-time low
0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1999
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands, 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
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands is 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.2% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands peaked at 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1999.
Solomon Islands ranks 123rd 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.8% |
| 1965 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.4% |
| 1966 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +36.4% |
| 1980 | 0.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.8% |
| 1987 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.9% |
| 1993 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -70.0% |
| 1994 | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +70.0% |
| 1998 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +512.9% |
| 2001 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6279 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.611 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5944 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5782 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6099 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8207 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8635 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.872 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7012 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +43.2% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 78% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands 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 | +512.9% | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.726 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.347 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6908 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5782 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.872 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6245 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 120 Kenya 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 121 Guinea-Bissau 0.7812 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 122 Turkey 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 124 Uganda 0.7031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Solomon Islands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9064 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -99.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 7.33 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -99.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 5.36 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -12.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0138 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands?
- Beer consumption per person in Solomon Islands was 0.7571 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1999.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for beer consumption per person?
- Solomon Islands ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.