Slovakia vs Sweden: Beer consumption per person

Slovakia
2.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sweden
2.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Slovakia rank
57th
Sweden rank
59th

Beer consumption per person over time

  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
2468196119912022

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 2.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sweden, a difference of 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Slovakia ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 6.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
1970s 7.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 3.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 3.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
1980s 7.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 4.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
1990s 5.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 3.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
2000s 4.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 1.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
2010s 3.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.779 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia
2020s 2.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 2.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beer consumption per person, Slovakia or Sweden?
Slovakia, at 2.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sweden as of 2022.
What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Slovakia and Sweden?
0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Sweden?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Slovakia and Sweden rank globally for beer consumption per person?
Slovakia ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 59th 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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Indicator
Beer consumption per person
Unit
Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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.