Lebanon vs Papua New Guinea: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Lebanon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0593 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.675 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.334 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.884 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.3326 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2104 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5983 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1795 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4526 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0758 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Lebanon or Papua New Guinea?
- Lebanon, at 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0593 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Papua New Guinea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Lebanon ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th 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.