Maize Malted Beer Consumption by Country

Uganda holds 1,730,541 tonnes of listed maize malted beer supply in 2023 — 49.3 percent of a 3,511,985-tonne total across only 9 reporters. Uganda added 765,348 tonnes over five years for 96.4 percent of the net gain, then dipped 3.0 percent in the latest year. Cameroon, second at 717,803 tonnes, has reported since 2020 (655,000 tonnes) but has no 2019 value, while Canada rebounded from 127,918 to 241,015 tonnes in the latest year. Eswatini tops per person at 143.06 grams a day.

Uganda sits top at 1,730,541 tonnes, 2.41 times Cameroon at 717,803, with DR Congo third at 253,190 and Canada fourth at 241,015. Per person Eswatini doubles most of the field at 143.06 grams a day from 64,253 tonnes, ahead of Uganda at 97.44 and Cameroon at 69.31.

Reading This Nine-Reporter Table

• Uganda reported the largest 2023 supply at 1,730,541 tonnes.
• Cameroon ranked second at 717,803 tonnes, followed by DR Congo at 253,190.
• Eswatini recorded the highest per-person figure at 143.06 grams a day.
• The listed total was 3,511,985 tonnes across 9 reporters with values.
• Across 8 reporters present in both 2019 and 2023, supply grew 794,218 tonnes, or 39.7 percent.

One Report Drives the Windows

Only 9 reporters carry a listed 2023 value for maize malted beer. Uganda and Cameroon together hold 69.7 percent of the listed total, and Cameroon has reported since 2020 (655,000 tonnes) but has no 2019 value.

Uganda's climb from 965,193 to 1,730,541 tonnes decides the five-year comparison, while Angola's 75,675-tonne fall tops the single-year decline. Canada's rebound from 127,918 to 241,015 tonnes was the largest absolute annual gain after falling by more than half from 2019.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Uganda UG	1.73M	97.44
2	Cameroon CM	717.8K	69.31
3	DR Congo CD	253.19K	6.56
4	Canada CA	241.02K	16.8
5	Zambia ZM	221.41K	29.27
6	Angola AO	165K	12.3
7	Malawi MW	94.44K	12.26
8	Eswatini SZ	64.25K	143.06
9	Tanzania TZ	24.33K	1

Uganda Holds 49.3 Percent While Eswatini Leads Per Person

The 2023 table opens with Uganda at 1,730,541 tonnes, Cameroon second at 717,803 and DR Congo third at 253,190. Canada and Zambia follow at 241,015 and 221,412 tonnes. Uganda holds 49.3 percent of the 3,511,985-tonne listed total.

The top three reporters hold 76.9 percent of the listed total, the top five 90.1 percent, and all nine reporters make up the total. Cameroon had no reported 2019 value. Per person, Eswatini's 143.06 grams a day from 64,253 tonnes tops Uganda at 97.44 grams.

Down 1.1 Percent in 2023 on Angola's Fall

Across the 9 reporters with values in both 2022 and 2023, listed supply moved from 3,549,497 tonnes to 3,511,985 tonnes, down 37,512 tonnes or 1.1 percent. The two years share the same 9 reporters, with none entering or leaving. Canada added 113,097 tonnes (up 88.4 percent), Cameroon 15,582 (up 2.2 percent) and Tanzania 2,433 (up 11.1 percent).

Angola fell 75,675 tonnes (down 31.4 percent), Uganda fell 54,433 tonnes (down 3.0 percent), DR Congo fell 22,392 tonnes (down 8.1 percent), Malawi fell 12,426 tonnes (down 11.6 percent) and Zambia fell 5,859 tonnes (down 2.6 percent).

Canada's rebound from 127,918 to 241,015 tonnes followed its fall from 270,792 tonnes in 2019. Uganda's dip from 1,784,974 to 1,730,541 tonnes is the second-largest absolute annual decline after Angola's.

Five Years Up 39.7 Percent on Uganda's Climb

For the 8 reporters with values in both 2019 and 2023, listed supply rose from 1,999,964 tonnes to 2,794,182 tonnes, up 794,218 tonnes or 39.7 percent. The 2019 universe holds 8 reporters with values against 9 in 2023; none left, while Cameroon at 717,803 tonnes has no 2019 value. Uganda added 765,348 tonnes (up 79.3 percent), Zambia 26,043 (up 13.3 percent), Angola 15,226 (up 10.2 percent), Malawi 9,440 (up 11.1 percent), Tanzania 8,273 (up 51.5 percent) and Eswatini 6,359 (up 11.0 percent).

Canada fell 29,777 tonnes (down 11.0 percent) and DR Congo fell 6,694 tonnes (down 2.6 percent).

Cameroon, at 717,803 tonnes, has reported since 2020 (655,000 tonnes) but has no 2019 value, so it sits outside the common comparison.

Uganda contributes 96.4 percent of the five-year net increase. Canada's fall from 270,792 to 241,015 tonnes is the larger of the two five-year declines.

Uganda's growth came mostly in one step. It rose from 965,193 tonnes in 2019 to 1,200,892 and 1,295,845, then jumped by 489,129 tonnes to 1,784,974 in 2022 before slipping to 1,730,541. That single year accounts for 63.9 percent of its five-year gain. Canada moved differently: it nearly halved from 270,792 tonnes in 2019 to 126,296 in 2020 and has swung between 126,296 and 241,015 tonnes since. Eswatini changed little, from 57,894 to 64,253 tonnes, and Cameroon stayed between 655,000 and 740,900 tonnes. The FAO data do not explain these shifts.

What Counts as Maize Malted Beer Supply?

Counted here is the FAO item Beer of maize, malted, not the wider beer category. Other brewed beverages sit outside this figure.

The per-capita value expresses the reported food supply in population terms, showing how much was available per person per day. Eswatini records the highest value at 143.06 grams.

Only 9 countries and territories appear under this item, so the table is not a ranking of all countries.

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#	Country	2019 (t)	2019 (g/cap/d)	2020 (t)	2020 (g/cap/d)	2021 (t)	2021 (g/cap/d)	2022 (t)	2022 (g/cap/d)	2023 (t)	2023 (g/cap/d)
1	Uganda	965.19K	61.5	1.2M	74.01	1.3M	77.33	1.78M	103.36	1.73M	97.44
2	Cameroon	-	-	655K	68.47	740.9K	75.42	702.22K	69.62	717.8K	69.31
3	DR Congo	259.88K	7.66	265.62K	7.58	271.63K	7.51	275.58K	7.37	253.19K	6.56
4	Canada	270.79K	19.64	126.3K	9.06	165.23K	11.77	127.92K	9.03	241.02K	16.8
5	Zambia	195.37K	28.91	194.41K	27.95	213.24K	29.8	227.27K	30.9	221.41K	29.27
6	Angola	149.77K	12.67	202.77K	16.61	220.89K	17.52	240.68K	18.5	165K	12.3
7	Malawi	85K	12.24	112.88K	15.83	107.82K	14.74	106.87K	14.23	94.44K	12.26
8	Eswatini	57.89K	134.43	59.65K	137.01	61.5K	139.65	62.09K	139.56	64.25K	143.06
9	Tanzania	16.06K	0.74	18.49K	0.83	19.95K	0.87	21.9K	0.93	24.33K	1

Maize Malted Beer Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

Uganda recorded the largest 2023 listed maize malted beer supply at 1,730,541 tonnes — 49.3 percent of a 3,511,985-tonne listed total across 9 reporters. Cameroon followed at 717,803 and DR Congo at 253,190 tonnes. Eswatini had the highest per-capita figure at 143.06 grams per person per day. The ranking covers only the 9 reporters in this dataset. These figures measure food available for human consumption, not the amount actually consumed.

Methodology

Year-to-year comparisons use reporters present in both endpoint years, with the earlier year as the percentage base. Totals are FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (element 5141, tonnes); per-capita figures are element 665 in grams per capita per day — both for beer of maize malted, 2019 through 2023. The elements count supply made available for human consumption over the reference period. A displayed zero means zero and a blank cell means no value was reported, and no percentage is shown where the base-year value is zero.

This item covers 9 reporters in total, reporters only: World, regional and China (aggregate) rows are left out entirely, so China here means the China reporter. The 3,511,985-tonne listed total adds the 9 reporters with a 2023 value, in tonnes exactly as FAO reports them, without extra rounding. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Beer of maize, malted, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.