Alcoholic beverage consumption per capita rose 19.9% to 40.1 litres in Guyana in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Guyana reached an all time high of 40.7 litres in 2014 and an all time low of 10.1 litres in 1963. When compared to Guyana's main peers, alcoholic beverage consumption per capita in Brazil amounted to 69.6 litres, 46.7 litres in Suriname, 48.0 litres in Trinidad and Tobago and 12.9 litres in Venezuela in 2021.
Guyana has been ranked 78th within the group of 163 countries we follow in terms of alcoholic beverage consumption per capita, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Alcoholic Beverage Consumption Per Capita (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bolivia | litres | 37.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 37.8 | 36.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | litres | 67.8 | 64.3 | 65.0 | 65.3 | 79.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | litres | 47.8 | 48.2 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 43.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guyana | litres | 36.3 | 29.7 | 28.8 | 38.7 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Peru | litres | 50.8 | 51.2 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 50.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | litres | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Suriname | litres | 51.0 | 44.7 | 43.9 | 48.9 | 48.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | litres | 32.8 | 38.5 | 44.1 | 46.2 | 47.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | litres | 65.0 | 38.6 | 25.3 | 16.1 | 8.51 |
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