Malted Millet Beer Consumption by Country

Ethiopia held 792,487 tonnes of listed malted millet beer food supply in 2023, 39.6 percent of a 2,000,603-tonne total spread across only 13 reporters. Tanzania fell 120,515 tonnes in the single year and 223,711 over five years, while Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana moved the other way in one or both windows. Both windows ended almost flat, up 0.5 percent in the single year and down 1.5 percent over five years. Tanzania leads per person at 23.79 grams per person per day.

Ethiopia leads at 792,487 tonnes, 1.37 times Tanzania at 578,564, with Kenya third at 161,077 and Zambia fourth at 106,627. Per capita Tanzania leads at 23.79 grams per person per day, followed by Guinea-Bissau at 20.54 and Gambia at 18.05 grams. Ethiopia, first by total, records 16.87 grams per person per day.

Malted Millet Beer Food Supply at a Glance

• Ethiopia had the largest listed malted millet beer food supply in 2023 at 792,487 tonnes.
• Tanzania ranked second at 578,564 tonnes, followed by Kenya at 161,077 tonnes.
• Tanzania had the highest per-capita food supply at 23.79 grams per person per day.
• The listed total was 2,000,603 tonnes across 13 reporters with reported values.
• Among 13 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, listed malted millet beer food supply decreased by 29,843 tonnes, or 1.5 percent.
• The FAO food supply quantity measure represents food available for human consumption and is not a direct measure of the amount actually eaten.

Key Takeaways

Only 13 reporters have a listed 2023 value for malted millet beer, and the same reporters appear in every comparison, so both windows run with no entries or exits. Ethiopia and Tanzania together hold 68.5 percent of the listed total.

Tanzania fell in both windows while Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and Ghana added in one or both. Ethiopia dipped to 715,901 tonnes in 2022 before recovering to 792,487, and Tanzania fell from 802,275 tonnes in 2019 to 578,564 tonnes in 2023, although the series rose in both 2021 and 2022 before declining again in 2023.

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#	Country	2023 (tonnes)2023	2023 (grams per person per day)2023
1	Ethiopia ET	792.49K	16.87
2	Tanzania TZ	578.56K	23.79
3	Kenya KE	161.08K	7.97
4	Zambia ZM	106.63K	14.1
5	Ghana GH	100.73K	8.17
6	Ivory Coast CI	86.02K	7.56
7	Uganda UG	72.65K	4.09
8	Zimbabwe ZW	30.55K	5.12
9	DR Congo CD	24.85K	0.64
10	Gambia GM	17.77K	18.05
11	Guinea-Bissau GW	16.15K	20.54
12	Angola AO	13.13K	0.98
13	Cameroon CM	0	0

Ethiopia Holds 39.6 Percent While Tanzania Leads Per Person

The 2023 table is led by Ethiopia at 792,487 tonnes, with Tanzania second at 578,564 and Kenya third at 161,077. Zambia and Ghana complete the top five at 106,627 and 100,731 tonnes, respectively.

The top three reporters accounted for 76.6 percent of the listed total, the top five 86.9 percent and the top ten 98.5 percent. Per capita, Tanzania's 23.79 grams per person per day leads Guinea-Bissau at 20.54 grams, while Ethiopia, first by total, records 16.87 grams.

The Listed Total Rose 0.5 Percent in 2023

Among the 13 reporters with data in both 2022 and 2023, the listed food supply increased from 1,989,899 tonnes to 2,000,603 tonnes, a gain of 10,704 tonnes (0.5 percent). The two years share the same 13 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving the comparison. Ethiopia added 76,586 tonnes (up 10.7 percent), Zambia added 54,326 tonnes (up 103.9 percent), Ghana added 19,429 tonnes (up 23.9 percent) and Zimbabwe added 3,005 tonnes (up 10.9 percent).

On the declining side, Tanzania fell 120,515 tonnes (down 17.2 percent), Ivory Coast fell 11,597 tonnes (down 11.9 percent), Uganda fell 9,349 tonnes (down 11.4 percent) and Angola fell 2,724 tonnes (down 17.2 percent). Ethiopia and Zambia together added 130,912 tonnes against Tanzania's fall.

The Five-Year Common Total Fell 1.5 Percent

For the 13 reporters with data in both 2019 and 2023, the listed food supply fell from 2,030,446 tonnes to 2,000,603 tonnes, a decline of 29,843 tonnes (1.5 percent). The 2019 and 2023 universes contain the same 13 reporters, with no reporter entering or leaving in either direction. Kenya added 65,642 tonnes (up 68.8 percent), Zambia added 61,630 tonnes (up 137.0 percent), Uganda added 33,845 tonnes (up 87.2 percent), Ghana added 22,147 tonnes (up 28.2 percent), Ethiopia added 15,947 tonnes (up 2.1 percent) and Zimbabwe added 14,239 tonnes (up 87.3 percent).

On the declining side, Tanzania fell 223,711 tonnes (down 27.9 percent) and Angola fell 7,168 tonnes (down 35.3 percent). Kenya, Zambia, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zimbabwe together added 213,450 tonnes against Tanzania's fall.

What Does the Malted Millet Beer Food Supply Measure?

This article covers the FAO item Beer of millet, malted, not the broader beer category. Other brewed beverages are therefore not included in this specific figure.

The per-capita value expresses the reported food supply in population terms, showing how much was available per person per day. Tanzania records the highest value at 23.79 grams.

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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	Ethiopia	776.54K	18.38	840.43K	19.36	807.38K	18.11	715.9K	15.64	792.49K	16.87
2	Tanzania	802.28K	37.14	678.92K	30.51	693.7K	30.25	699.08K	29.6	578.56K	23.79
3	Kenya	95.44K	5.11	95.44K	5.01	88.63K	4.56	159.96K	8.08	161.08K	7.97
4	Zambia	45K	6.66	112.74K	16.21	75.35K	10.53	52.3K	7.11	106.63K	14.1
5	Ghana	78.58K	6.89	95.45K	8.2	76.62K	6.46	81.3K	6.72	100.73K	8.17
6	Ivory Coast	90.3K	8.78	95.43K	9.04	92.74K	8.57	97.62K	8.8	86.02K	7.56
7	Uganda	38.8K	2.47	37.28K	2.3	38.88K	2.32	81.99K	4.75	72.65K	4.09
8	Zimbabwe	16.31K	2.93	22.25K	3.93	15.67K	2.72	27.55K	4.7	30.55K	5.12
9	DR Congo	28.53K	0.84	25.79K	0.74	26.09K	0.72	25.45K	0.68	24.85K	0.64
10	Gambia	20.7K	23.08	19.5K	21.24	16.89K	17.96	15.7K	16.32	17.77K	18.05
11	Guinea-Bissau	14.17K	19.73	15.07K	20.5	15.13K	20.13	17.2K	22.37	16.15K	20.54
12	Angola	20.3K	1.72	24.6K	2.01	15.64K	1.24	15.86K	1.22	13.13K	0.98
13	Cameroon	3.5K	0.38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Malted Millet Beer Consumption by Country: Quick Answer

In 2023, FAO data recorded 2,000,603 tonnes of listed malted millet beer food supply across 13 reporters. Ethiopia had the largest total at 792,487 tonnes, followed by Tanzania at 578,564 tonnes and Kenya at 161,077 tonnes. Tanzania had the highest per-capita food supply at 23.79 grams per person per day. These figures represent food available for human consumption rather than a direct measure of how much malted millet beer people actually consumed.

Methodology

Percentage changes use the corresponding value in the earlier year as the base. Yearly totals use FAO Supply Utilization Accounts food supply quantity (Element 5141, tonnes), while the per-capita figures use food supply quantity (Element 665, g/capita/day) for Beer of millet, malted from 2019 through 2023. The food supply quantity measure represents the quantity available for human consumption during the reference period. It is not a direct measure of the amount actually consumed, because food available for human consumption is not the same as actual intake. No percentage change is shown where the base-year value is zero.

The reporter universe for this item contains 13 reporters. The tables list reporters only; aggregate rows such as World and regions are excluded. For year-to-year comparisons, only reporters with values in both endpoint years are included in the arithmetic. A zero indicates a displayed value of zero, while an empty cell indicates that no value is available for that reporter and year.

Table quantities are shown in tonnes as reported, without additional rounding. The FAO dataset reports food supply quantity in tonnes and in grams per capita per day. The listed total of 2,000,603 tonnes is the sum of the 13 reporters with a reported 2023 value; it excludes aggregate rows and reporters without a 2023 value. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Supply Utilization Accounts, Beer of millet, malted, food supply quantity (tonnes; g/capita/day), 2019-2023. Compiled by StatsGeo.