Italy vs North Macedonia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Italy
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Italy ranks 75th and North Macedonia ranks 78th of 187 countries.
North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6075 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Macedonia |
| 2000s | 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3927 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Macedonia |
| 2010s | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0924 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Macedonia |
| 2020s | 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0381 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Italy or North Macedonia?
- Italy, at 2.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in North Macedonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Italy and North Macedonia?
- 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and North Macedonia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Italy and North Macedonia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Italy ranks 75th and North Macedonia ranks 78th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.