Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th and United Arab Emirates ranks 135th of 187 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0375 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1862 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.037 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.418 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.381 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.745 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.691 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2603 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0543 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.3416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3649 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0233 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.4357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4621 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0264 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, Sri Lanka or United Arab Emirates?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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.