Democratic Republic of Congo vs United Arab Emirates: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0292 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 138th and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1862 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6637 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.396 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.022 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.228 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.517 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.311 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2603 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0507 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3649 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2341 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.4718 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0097 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Democratic Republic of Congo or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0292 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United Arab Emirates rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 138th and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.