Beer consumption per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Beer consumption per person was 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
125th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.7384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2016
All-time low
0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Tanzania, 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
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Tanzania stood at 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Tanzania peaked at 0.7384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 125th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.1% |
| 1967 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.5% |
| 1969 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.5% |
| 1972 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.6% |
| 1981 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.0% |
| 1988 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.5% |
| 1992 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +54.2% |
| 1994 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4156 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4058 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3752 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4199 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4671 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6199 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6088 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5868 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5767 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6134 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6995 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7182 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6959 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6713 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.671 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6877 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, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6877 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, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +54.2% | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.358 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.255 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.366 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4842 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3752 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6199 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6805 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5767 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6727 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 122 Turkey 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 123 Solomon Islands 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 124 Uganda 0.7031 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
- 128 Nigeria 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Tanzania?
- Beer consumption per person in Tanzania was 0.6877 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7384 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2016.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for beer consumption per person?
- Tanzania ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.