Beer consumption per person in Australia
Australia: Beer consumption per person was 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Australia, 1961–2022
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Analysis
In 2022, beer consumption per person in Australia stood at 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Australia peaked at 9.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2022.
Australia ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 43 Equatorial Guinea 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 44 Argentina 3.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 3.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 47 Botswana 3.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 48 Montenegro 3.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 49 Grenada 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 0.6% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.9% (2025)
- GDP per capita 61,369 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.3% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 61,369 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Australia?
- Beer consumption per person in Australia was 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beer consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1974.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Beer consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.