Beer consumption per person in Cyprus
Cyprus: Beer consumption per person was 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Cyprus, 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
Cyprus recorded 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Cyprus peaked at 4.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
Cyprus ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.84 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.81 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 2.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 82 Thailand 2.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 85 Samoa 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 86 Burundi 1.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 87 Ecuador 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Cyprus
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 5.7% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 33,527 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.4% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 33.08 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 33,527 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -338.90 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -382.95 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.97 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Cyprus?
- Beer consumption per person in Cyprus was 1.93 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1992.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Cyprus rank for beer consumption per person?
- Cyprus ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.