Iraq vs Jordan: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Iraq
- Jordan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Jordan, a difference of 0.0244 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jordan ahead.
Iraq ranks 163rd and Jordan ranks 166th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0511 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jordan |
| 1970s | 0.142 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.148 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.006 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jordan |
| 1980s | 0.287 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.178 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.109 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.091 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0856 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0242 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.086 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.0823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0268 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Iraq or Jordan?
- Iraq, at 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Jordan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Iraq and Jordan?
- 0.0244 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Jordan?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Jordan rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Iraq ranks 163rd and Jordan ranks 166th 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.