Beer consumption per person in Brunei
Brunei: Beer consumption per person was 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1987
All-time low
0.0778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2004
Years of data
61
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Brunei, 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 Brunei stood at 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Brunei peaked at 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2004.
Brunei ranks 126th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.3% |
| 1963 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.1% |
| 1965 | 0.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 0.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +26.1% |
| 1977 | 1.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.8% |
| 1978 | 1.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +23.2% |
| 1981 | 1.78 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.85 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 2.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 2.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 2.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 1.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.8% |
| 1989 | 2.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 1990 | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -82.6% |
| 1994 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -35.3% |
| 1996 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1889 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2014 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0935 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -53.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0885 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4821 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +444.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +54.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5802 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1822 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -68.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.841 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +347.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8675 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6693 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.6577 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, 20% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 68% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Brunei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +444.5% | 0.0885 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4821 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2011 | +347.8% | 0.1878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.841 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1993 | -82.6% | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7367 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.7 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2726 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6512 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1878 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8675 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 123 Solomon Islands 0.7571 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 124 Uganda 0.7031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 125 Tanzania 0.6877 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 127 Togo 0.6522 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Brunei
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,496 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0006 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1,093 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 0.0243 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 782.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Brunei?
- Beer consumption per person in Brunei was 0.6577 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0778 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2004.
- How does Brunei rank for beer consumption per person?
- Brunei ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brunei 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.