Iran vs Syria: Beer consumption per person
Iran
0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Syria
0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Iran rank
179th
Syria rank
176th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iran
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iran, a difference of 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Syria ahead.
Iran ranks 179th and Syria ranks 176th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0022 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.066 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.042 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.076 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.076 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
| 1990s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
| 2000s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
| 2010s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
| 2020s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iran or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Iran and Syria?
- 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Syria rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iran ranks 179th and Syria ranks 176th 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.