Norway vs Peru: Beer consumption per person
Norway
2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Peru
2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Norway rank
60th
Peru rank
58th
Beer consumption per person over time
- Norway
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Norway, a difference of 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 60th and Peru ranks 58th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6378 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
| 1980s | 2.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.334 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8145 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4114 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.173 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Norway or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Norway and Peru?
- 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Peru?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Peru rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Norway ranks 60th and Peru ranks 58th 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.