Beer consumption per person in Belarus
Belarus: Beer consumption per person was 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Belarus, 1988–2022
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
Belarus recorded 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Belarus peaked at 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1995.
That places Belarus 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.74 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 67 Cameroon 2.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 68 Antigua and Barbuda 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 69 Mauritius 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 71 Eswatini 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 72 Dominican Republic 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 73 Mongolia 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 73 Ukraine 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Belarus
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -1.9% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 6.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,938 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 20.5% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 63.04 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,938 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 3.07 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.32 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 1.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 33.07 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Belarus?
- Beer consumption per person in Belarus was 2.3 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2003.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1995.
- How does Belarus rank for beer consumption per person?
- Belarus ranks 70th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.