Lebanon vs United Arab Emirates: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Lebanon
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lebanon, a difference of 0.0212 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3825 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1862 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1963 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.022 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.334 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.411 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.3326 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2603 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0723 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.4188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3649 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0539 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.4526 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0095 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Lebanon or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Lebanon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0212 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and United Arab Emirates rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Lebanon ranks 137th and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th 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.