What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

0.41 litres pure alcohol, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Burkina Faso

16.59 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Cameroon

16.18 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

29th

Cameroon rank

31st

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 16.59 litres pure alcohol against 16.18 litres pure alcohol in Cameroon, a difference of 0.41 litres pure alcohol.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Cameroon ranks 31st of 186 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.85 litres pure alcohol	17.83 litres pure alcohol	3.98 litres pure alcohol	Cameroon
2010s	15.58 litres pure alcohol	17.79 litres pure alcohol	2.21 litres pure alcohol	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Burkina Faso, at 16.59 litres pure alcohol against 16.18 litres pure alcohol in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 0.41 litres pure alcohol, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Burkina Faso ranks 29th and Cameroon ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women
Unit: litres pure alcohol
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 930 data points, 2000–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year (litres of pure alcohol).