Beer as share alcohol consumption by country
Countries reporting
185
Highest
100
Brunei
Lowest
1.51
Tuvalu
Median
41.31
Years covered
20
2000–2019
Data points
3,678
What the numbers show
Beer as share alcohol consumption is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 100 in Brunei; the lowest is 1.51 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.31, and the mean is 42.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 66.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 357.7%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 91.9%).
Beer as share alcohol consumption: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 100 | 2019 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 97.97 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Vietnam | 92.43 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 4 | Guinea | 92.2 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 5 | Cambodia | 90.73 | 2019 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 6 | Congo | 90.07 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 85.3 | 2019 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 8 | Samoa | 82.25 | 2019 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 9 | Gabon | 81.27 | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 10 | Panama | 79.28 | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 11 | Indonesia | 78.17 | 2019 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 76.85 | 2019 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 76.2 | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 14 | Iran | 75.37 | 2019 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Bolivia | 74.42 | 2019 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 16 | Colombia | 73.83 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 17 | Malaysia | 72.95 | 2019 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 72.31 | 2019 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 72.06 | 2019 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 71.33 | 2019 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 21 | Iraq | 70.29 | 2019 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Chad | 69.71 | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 23 | East Timor | 69.11 | 2019 | up 168.6% | falling |
| 24 | Singapore | 68.98 | 2019 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 25 | Madagascar | 68.64 | 2019 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 68.01 | 2019 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 27 | Senegal | 66.7 | 2019 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 64.89 | 2019 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kiribati | 64.14 | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 30 | Egypt | 63.6 | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 31 | Brazil | 63.11 | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 32 | Togo | 63.09 | 2019 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 62.54 | 2019 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 34 | Tunisia | 62.12 | 2019 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 61.51 | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 36 | Burundi | 60.25 | 2019 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 37 | Cameroon | 58.64 | 2019 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 38 | Micronesia (country) | 58.49 | 2019 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | Venezuela | 58.49 | 2019 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 40 | Honduras | 57.47 | 2019 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 41 | Turkey | 56.85 | 2019 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 42 | Paraguay | 56.83 | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.33 | 2019 | up 119.6% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 56.27 | 2019 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 56.2 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 56.05 | 2019 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 55.9 | 2019 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 48 | Guatemala | 55.15 | 2019 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 49 | Lesotho | 54.72 | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 50 | Angola | 54.48 | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 54.2 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 52 | Suriname | 53.93 | 2019 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 53 | Fiji | 53.89 | 2019 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 54 | Peru | 53.53 | 2019 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Algeria | 53.45 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Guyana | 53.09 | 2019 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 57 | Czechia | 52.74 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Austria | 52.71 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.07 | 2019 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 51.54 | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 50.9 | 2019 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 62 | Germany | 50.5 | 2019 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 63 | Niue | 50.4 | 2019 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 64 | Laos | 49.76 | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 49.73 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 66 | Israel | 49.35 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 48.93 | 2019 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 48.56 | 2019 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 48.08 | 2019 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 70 | Rwanda | 47.9 | 2019 | up 195.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Belgium | 47.57 | 2019 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 72 | Croatia | 47.29 | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 73 | Finland | 47.16 | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 74 | Ukraine | 46.03 | 2019 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 45.81 | 2019 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 76 | Ireland | 45.38 | 2019 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 77 | United States | 44.92 | 2019 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 78 | Canada | 44.33 | 2019 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 79 | Slovenia | 44.24 | 2019 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 44 | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 81 | Argentina | 43.9 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 82 | Serbia | 43.83 | 2019 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 83 | Norway | 43.83 | 2019 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 43.3 | 2019 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 85 | Spain | 43.16 | 2019 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 86 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.64 | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 87 | Lithuania | 42.54 | 2019 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 88 | Malta | 42 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 89 | Seychelles | 41.98 | 2019 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 90 | Eritrea | 41.98 | 2019 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 91 | Grenada | 41.4 | 2019 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 92 | Russia | 41.38 | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 93 | Niger | 41.31 | 2019 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 94 | Botswana | 41.02 | 2019 | up 14.8% | flat |
| 95 | Nicaragua | 40.95 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 40.12 | 2019 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 97 | Latvia | 40.05 | 2019 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 39.6 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 99 | Australia | 38.93 | 2019 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bahamas | 38.73 | 2019 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 38.35 | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 38.3 | 2019 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 103 | Zambia | 37.93 | 2019 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 37.79 | 2019 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 105 | Bahrain | 37.59 | 2019 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 106 | Uruguay | 37.39 | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 107 | Hungary | 37.34 | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 108 | Denmark | 37.21 | 2019 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 109 | New Zealand | 37.09 | 2019 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 110 | Sweden | 37.01 | 2019 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 111 | Central African Republic | 36.59 | 2019 | up 105.4% | rising |
| 112 | Barbados | 36.46 | 2019 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 113 | Slovakia | 35.88 | 2019 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 114 | Morocco | 35.65 | 2019 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 35.57 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 35.4 | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 117 | Estonia | 35.28 | 2019 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 118 | Eswatini | 34.73 | 2019 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 34.65 | 2019 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 120 | Ghana | 34.55 | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 121 | Oman | 34.52 | 2019 | down 14.3% | flat |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.24 | 2019 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 34.13 | 2019 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 124 | Switzerland | 33.9 | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 125 | Saint Lucia | 32.7 | 2019 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 126 | Lebanon | 32.29 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 127 | Kenya | 32.09 | 2019 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 128 | Greece | 32.05 | 2019 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 129 | Andorra | 31.73 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 130 | Cyprus | 30.57 | 2019 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 131 | Mongolia | 29.88 | 2019 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 132 | Qatar | 29.65 | 2019 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 133 | Thailand | 29.54 | 2019 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 134 | Cook Islands | 28.75 | 2019 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 135 | Dominica | 28.66 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 136 | Mauritius | 28.62 | 2019 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 137 | Philippines | 28.55 | 2019 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 138 | China | 28.42 | 2019 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 139 | Namibia | 28.37 | 2019 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 140 | Nepal | 28.32 | 2019 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 141 | Djibouti | 28.14 | 2019 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 142 | Jordan | 27.65 | 2019 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 143 | Sudan | 27.02 | 2019 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Myanmar | 26.93 | 2019 | up 68.6% | falling |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.32 | 2019 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 146 | Italy | 25.75 | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 147 | Portugal | 25.58 | 2019 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 148 | Georgia | 24.31 | 2019 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 149 | Moldova | 24.2 | 2019 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 150 | Turkmenistan | 23.09 | 2019 | up 159.4% | rising |
| 151 | Maldives | 22.86 | 2019 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 152 | South Korea | 22.32 | 2019 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 153 | Nigeria | 22.07 | 2019 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 154 | Nauru | 21.98 | 2019 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Comoros | 21.7 | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 156 | Belarus | 21.34 | 2019 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 157 | France | 21.09 | 2019 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 158 | Japan | 20.99 | 2019 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 159 | Armenia | 20.28 | 2019 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 20.19 | 2019 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 161 | Bhutan | 19.66 | 2019 | down 70.9% | falling |
| 162 | Gambia | 17.94 | 2019 | up 205.6% | rising |
| 163 | Haiti | 17.19 | 2019 | up 357.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.14 | 2019 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 165 | Benin | 16.97 | 2019 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 15.44 | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 14.47 | 2019 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 168 | Liberia | 14.13 | 2019 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 169 | Tanzania | 14 | 2019 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 170 | Uganda | 12.91 | 2019 | up 74.2% | rising |
| 171 | Syria | 12.75 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 172 | Bangladesh | 11.11 | 2019 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 173 | United Arab Emirates | 10.54 | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.2 | 2019 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 8.5 | 2019 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 176 | Uzbekistan | 7.83 | 2019 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 177 | Pakistan | 7.72 | 2019 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 178 | India | 7.14 | 2019 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 179 | Libya | 6.77 | 2019 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 6.12 | 2019 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 4.32 | 2019 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 182 | Malawi | 4.18 | 2019 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 183 | North Korea | 3.19 | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 184 | Mali | 2.65 | 2019 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | 1.51 | 2019 | down 81.7% | volatile |