El Salvador vs Republic of Korea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- El Salvador
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in El Salvador, a difference of 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Republic of Korea ranks 95th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.681 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.455 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.226 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.793 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.464 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9831 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 1.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1623 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, El Salvador or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 1.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
- 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Republic of Korea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Republic of Korea ranks 95th 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.