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
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.
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
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -43.8% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 5.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 4,934 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.5% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 511.89 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 4,934 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 468.46 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 197.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 218.66 million current LCU (2024)
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.