Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: Beer consumption per person

Sri Lanka
0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
134th
United Arab Emirates rank
135th

Beer consumption per person over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • United Arab Emirates
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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) – 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

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.