Cyprus vs Thailand: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Cyprus
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Cyprus, a difference of 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 82nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0567 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7833 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1970s | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.129 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1980s | 2.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.175 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.671 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7709 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0507 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0375 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Cyprus or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Cyprus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Cyprus and Thailand?
- 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Thailand?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cyprus and Thailand rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Cyprus ranks 84th and Thailand ranks 82nd 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.