Beer consumption per person in Belgium
Belgium: Beer consumption per person was 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Belgium, 1963–2022
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 Belgium stood at 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Belgium peaked at 9.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
That places Belgium 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7 |
| 1970s | 8.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 7.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 6.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 25 Bhutan 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 26 Laos 3.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 27 Netherlands 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 29 United States 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 31 Andorra 3.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -2.0% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 45,146 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 11.2% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 539.12 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 45,146 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.14 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -10.98 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 60.55 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Belgium?
- Beer consumption per person in Belgium was 3.89 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1973.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for beer consumption per person?
- Belgium ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.