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France vs Norway: Beer consumption per person

France
2.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Norway
2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
France rank
61st
Norway rank
60th

Beer consumption per person over time

  • France
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in France, a difference of 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 61st and Norway ranks 60th of 187 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Beer consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.