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
Latest (2022)
2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
70th
of 187 countries
All-time high
3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2003
All-time low
0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1995
Years of data
35
1988–2022
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.
Beer consumption per person in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1989 | 1.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 1.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 1.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.5% |
| 1994 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.79 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 1.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +137.4% |
| 2003 | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -58.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 1.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +137.4% | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2004 | -58.4% | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
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
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 175.69 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 19.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 176.27 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.92 % change on previous year (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.