Cuba vs South Korea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Cuba
- South Korea
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Korea, a difference of 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cuba |
| 1970s | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.455 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.956 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0024 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Cuba or South Korea?
- Cuba, at 1.68 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Cuba and South Korea?
- 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and South Korea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Cuba ranks 94th and South Korea ranks 95th 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.