Beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Beer consumption per person was 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 16.7%
World rank
130th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1985
All-time low
0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1999
Years of data
38
1985–2022
Beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan, 1985–2022
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
The most recent figure for beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan is 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1999.
That places Kyrgyzstan 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1986 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.73 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +104.3% |
| 2001 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.61 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +104.3% | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.716 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.369 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.575 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.67 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.65 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4867 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
- 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
- 131 Bahrain 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 132 Ghana 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 133 Malaysia 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Kyrgyzstan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 28.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 36.35 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 21.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0086 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 26.54 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -6.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan?
- Beer consumption per person in Kyrgyzstan was 0.56 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1985.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1999.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for beer consumption per person?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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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.