Beer consumption per person in Canada
Canada: Beer consumption per person was 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Canada, 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
Canada recorded 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Canada peaked at 5.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2022.
Canada ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.96 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.98 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 49 Grenada 3.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 50 Belize 3.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 51 New Zealand 3.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 53 Russia 3.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 54 Guyana 3.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 55 Switzerland 3.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Canada
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -0.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 45,418 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.3% (2022)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.89 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 45,418 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.38 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 202.56 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Canada?
- Beer consumption per person in Canada was 3.12 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1976.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for beer consumption per person?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.