Beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Beer consumption per person was 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 31.0%
World rank
113th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2008
All-time low
0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1987
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 31.0% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1987.
That places Zimbabwe 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.0% |
| 1965 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +145.5% |
| 1967 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.7% |
| 1978 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.5% |
| 1979 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +161.1% |
| 1992 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -59.6% |
| 1993 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +147.4% |
| 1994 | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +102.1% |
| 1995 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -44.2% |
| 1996 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +29.5% |
| 2005 | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.3% |
| 2008 | 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +67.0% |
| 2009 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +38.0% |
| 2012 | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -41.4% |
| 2021 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +31.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.93 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, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +161.1% | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1993 | +147.4% | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1966 | +145.5% | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3711 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.538 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 110 Ethiopia 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 111 Philippines 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 112 Cote d'Ivoire 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 114 Micronesia (country) 0.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 115 Guatemala 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 116 Tunisia 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Zimbabwe
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 139.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 128.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.1441 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 0.0189 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe?
- Beer consumption per person in Zimbabwe was 0.93 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2008.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for beer consumption per person?
- Zimbabwe ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.