Kenya vs Turkey: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Kenya
- Turkey
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Turkey, a difference of 0.0969 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 122nd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1167 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 2.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.406 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.928 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.984 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.256 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7818 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7868 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0051 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.8255 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.739 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0865 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7642 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0576 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Kenya or Turkey?
- Kenya, at 0.8569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Kenya and Turkey?
- 0.0969 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Turkey?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Turkey rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Kenya ranks 120th and Turkey ranks 122nd 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.