Beer consumption per person in Tonga
Tonga: Beer consumption per person was 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
175th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2010
All-time low
0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Beer consumption per person in Tonga, 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
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Tonga stood at 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Tonga peaked at 0.537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 175th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1991 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.8% |
| 1992 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +30.8% |
| 1995 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +131.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4063 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3984 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3892 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3828 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3802 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3724 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3664 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0445 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -85.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0445 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0071 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, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Tonga 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 | +131.1% | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2014 | +100.4% | 0.0445 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0893 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2012 | -85.7% | 0.3118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0445 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2015 | -83.3% | 0.0893 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0149 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3834 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1087 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0074 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0073 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 172 Comoros 0.0338 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 173 Gambia 0.0162 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 176 Syria 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 177 Pakistan 0.0046 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 178 Bangladesh 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -560.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Tonga?
- Beer consumption per person in Tonga was 0.0071 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for beer consumption per person?
- Tonga ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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.