Beer consumption per person in Lebanon
Lebanon: Beer consumption per person was 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
137th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.5447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2010
All-time low
0.2293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2000
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Lebanon peaked at 0.5447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -42.9% |
| 1991 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +75.0% |
| 1992 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.5% |
| 1993 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.6% |
| 1995 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2602 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3844 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3998 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3482 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3279 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4024 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4264 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3569 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3614 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.394 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4509 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4426 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4818 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4305 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.4728 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, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 5.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +75.0% | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.334 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3326 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4024 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3267 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4526 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4305 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 134 Sri Lanka 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 135 United Arab Emirates 0.494 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 136 Central African Republic 0.4793 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4648 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 139 Myanmar 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Lebanon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -0 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -18.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -22.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0255 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Lebanon?
- Beer consumption per person in Lebanon was 0.4728 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5447 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2293 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for beer consumption per person?
- Lebanon ranks 137th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.