Alcohol consumption in Kenya was measured at an average of nearly 1.7 liters of pure alcohol per capita in 2019. Beer was the source of around 0.81 liters of pure alcohol consumed per person in the country, same amount registered with the consumption of spirits. Overall, the volume of recorded alcohol consumption in Kenya increased. For instance, around 1.5 liters of pure alcohol per capita were consumed in the country in 2010.
Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage
(in liters of pure alcohol)
The source adds the following information:
"In order to make the conversion into liters of pure alcohol, if beverage volumes are not available in liters of pure alcohol, the alcohol content (% alcohol by volume) is considered to be as follows: Beer (barley beer 5%), Wine (grape wine 12%; must of grape 9%, vermouth 16%), Spirits (distilled spirits 40%; spirit-like 30%), and Other (sorghum, millet, maize beers 5%; cider 5%; fortified wine 17% and 18%; fermented wheat and fermented rice 9%; other fermented beverages 9%)".
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WHO. (April 29, 2021). Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage (in liters of pure alcohol) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/
WHO. "Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage (in liters of pure alcohol)." Chart. April 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/
WHO. (2021). Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage (in liters of pure alcohol). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/
WHO. "Alcohol Consumption per Capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by Type of Beverage (in Liters of Pure Alcohol)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/
WHO, Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage (in liters of pure alcohol) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Alcohol consumption per capita in Kenya from 2010 to 2019, by type of beverage (in liters of pure alcohol) [Graph], WHO, April 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262076/per-capita-consumption-of-alcohol-by-beverage-in-kenya/
