Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0113 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2789 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.331 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.523 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.037 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.486 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.392 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.186 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.104 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.043 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Malaysia, at 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0113 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Malaysia ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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.