How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?

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.

Burundi vs Nigeria: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women

Burundi

6.81 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Nigeria

7.02 litres pure alcohol

in 2019

Burundi rank

106th

Nigeria rank

103rd

Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women over time

Burundi
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 7.02 litres pure alcohol against 6.81 litres pure alcohol in Burundi, a difference of 0.21 litres pure alcohol.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Burundi ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 103rd of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.32 litres pure alcohol	13.11 litres pure alcohol	1.78 litres pure alcohol	Nigeria
2010s	7.93 litres pure alcohol	7.59 litres pure alcohol	0.3467 litres pure alcohol	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher alcohol consumption per capita in men and women, Burundi or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 7.02 litres pure alcohol against 6.81 litres pure alcohol in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in alcohol consumption per capita in men and women between Burundi and Nigeria?: 0.21 litres pure alcohol, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Nigeria rank globally for alcohol consumption per capita in men and women?: Burundi ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 103rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burundi vs Nigeria: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/alcohol-consumption-per-capita-men-women/burundi/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/compare/alcohol-consumption-per-capita-men-women/burundi/nigeria/">Burundi vs Nigeria: Alcohol consumption per capita in men and women</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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).