Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 162% to 1.57 litres in Ghana in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Ghana reached an all time high of 1.57 litres in 2021 and an all time low of 0.010 litres in 1999. When compared to Ghana's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Benin amounted to 0.170 litres, 0.070 litres in Ivory Coast and 1.55 litres in Togo in 2021.
Ghana has been ranked 83rd within the group of 155 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 28 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Per Capita (Distilled) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Benin | litres | 0.270 | 0.280 | 0.280 | 0.280 | 0.120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | litres | 0.240 | 0.240 | 0.240 | 0.250 | 0.250 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | litres | 0.170 | 0.480 | 1.11 | 0.850 | 0.700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | litres | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | litres | ... | 0.020 | ... | 0.010 | 0.010 | 0.040 | |||||||||||||||
| Liberia | litres | 3.55 | 3.46 | 3.48 | 3.53 | 4.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | litres | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | 0.020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | litres | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.070 | 0.050 | 0.020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | litres | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | 0.080 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | litres | 0.500 | 0.510 | 0.520 | 0.530 | 0.500 |
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