Greece vs Lesotho: Beer consumption per person
Greece
2.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Lesotho
2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Greece rank
79th
Lesotho rank
80th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Greece
- Lesotho
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho, a difference of 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 80th of 187 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9243 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 1970s | 1.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9833 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 1980s | 2.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 1990s | 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.944 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 2000s | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 2010s | 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0316 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Greece or Lesotho?
- Greece, at 2.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Greece and Lesotho?
- 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lesotho?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Lesotho rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Greece ranks 79th and Lesotho ranks 80th 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.