Beer consumption per person in Croatia
Croatia: Beer consumption per person was 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
7th
of 187 countries
All-time high
5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
All-time low
2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1989
Years of data
36
1987–2022
Beer consumption per person in Croatia, 1987–2022
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
Croatia recorded 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Croatia peaked at 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1989.
Croatia ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1988 | 3.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +35.9% |
| 1991 | 3.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.7% |
| 1992 | 3.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 3.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 4.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 4.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 4.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 5.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 4.94 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 5.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 4.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 4.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 4.75 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 4.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 4.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 4.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.1% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.76 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 4 Gabon 6.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 5 Poland 5.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 6 Panama 5.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 8 Cambodia 5.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 9 Brazil 5.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 10 Congo 5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Croatia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.03 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 722.47 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.54 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 35.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0488 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 26.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0401 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,088 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Croatia?
- Beer consumption per person in Croatia was 5.33 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1989.
- How does Croatia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Croatia ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.