Jamaica vs Singapore: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Jamaica
- Singapore
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Singapore, a difference of 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.
Jamaica ranks 102nd and Singapore ranks 103rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0533 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.995 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.868 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Jamaica or Singapore?
- Jamaica, at 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Jamaica and Singapore?
- 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd and Singapore ranks 103rd 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.