Cyprus vs Samoa: Beer consumption per person
Cyprus
1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Samoa
1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Cyprus rank
84th
Samoa rank
85th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Cyprus
- Samoa
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Samoa, a difference of 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 84th and Samoa ranks 85th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 2.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6081 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1659 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1839 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Cyprus or Samoa?
- Cyprus, at 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Cyprus and Samoa?
- 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Samoa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Samoa rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Cyprus ranks 84th and Samoa ranks 85th 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.