Beer consumption per person in Jordan
Jordan: Beer consumption per person was 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 6.6%
World rank
166th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1979
All-time low
0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2020
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Jordan peaked at 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
That places Jordan 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.6% |
| 1967 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0783 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1129 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +44.2% |
| 2002 | 0.103 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1012 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1058 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.112 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1175 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.125 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0923 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0678 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0807 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.079 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0823 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0964 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0802 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0815 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.064 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.057 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.6% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 3% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.148 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.178 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1098 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0783 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.125 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0801 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.064 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0964 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0607 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 163 Iraq 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 164 Mali 0.0834 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 165 East Timor 0.081 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 167 Vanuatu 0.0572 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 168 Djibouti 0.0538 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 169 Indonesia 0.0498 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Jordan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 54.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -18.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 141.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Jordan?
- Beer consumption per person in Jordan was 0.0607 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1979.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for beer consumption per person?
- Jordan ranks 166th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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.