Iceland vs Mexico: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iceland
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 4.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iceland, a difference of 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Iceland ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Mexico |
| 1990s | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Mexico |
| 2010s | 4.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.305 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iceland |
| 2020s | 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0645 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iceland or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 4.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 4.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Iceland and Mexico?
- 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mexico?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Mexico rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iceland ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 18th 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.