Belgium vs United States: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Belgium
- United States
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United States, a difference of 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 1970s | 8.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 1980s | 7.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 1990s | 6.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 2000s | 5.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.473 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1928 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Belgium or United States?
- Belgium, at 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Belgium and United States?
- 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and United States rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Belgium ranks 28th and United States ranks 29th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Beer consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.