Beer consumption per person in Bahrain
Bahrain: Beer consumption per person was 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
131st
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1997
All-time low
0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2006
Years of data
51
1970–2022
Beer consumption per person in Bahrain, 1970–2022
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
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Bahrain is 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Bahrain peaked at 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2006.
Bahrain ranks 131st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1971 | 1.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 1.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.6% |
| 1979 | 0.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -44.6% |
| 1980 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.7% |
| 1981 | 1.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +53.0% |
| 1983 | 1.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.1% |
| 1985 | 1.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -43.2% |
| 1986 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +64.2% |
| 1988 | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -43.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 1.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 1.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 1.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.7% |
| 1998 | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -61.9% |
| 1999 | 1.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4968 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -54.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4841 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5389 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4737 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5595 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5526 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6134 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5266 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5904 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5893 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.605 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5976 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5902 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5341 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5437 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6794 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 0.486 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5237 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.9% |
Bahrain compared with similar countries
- Bahrain's 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 17% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Bahrain's 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.514 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5266 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6794 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.486 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 128 Nigeria 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 129 Turkmenistan 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 132 Ghana 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 133 Malaysia 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 134 Sri Lanka 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0127 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 389.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.5659 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0093 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 284.15 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Bahrain?
- Beer consumption per person in Bahrain was 0.5495 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1997.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2006.
- How does Bahrain rank for beer consumption per person?
- Bahrain ranks 131st out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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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.