Beer consumption per person in Mongolia
Mongolia: Beer consumption per person was 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
73rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2013
All-time low
0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1991
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia stood at 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Mongolia peaked at 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1991.
That places Mongolia 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beer consumption per person in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.7% |
| 1968 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +141.7% |
| 1974 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.2% |
| 1986 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.8% |
| 1987 | 0.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.9% |
| 1988 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -58.3% |
| 1992 | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +184.6% |
| 1998 | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +59.5% |
| 1999 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -40.7% |
| 2000 | 0.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +88.6% |
| 2001 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.52 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.55 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +131.7% |
| 2008 | 1.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +46.4% |
| 2011 | 2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 2.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.0% |
| 2013 | 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 2.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.17 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 2.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +184.6% | 0.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1973 | +141.7% | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2007 | +131.7% | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 0.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2000 | +88.6% | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.66 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.309 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.342 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.247 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.59 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.674 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.12 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.64 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 70 Belarus 2.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 71 Eswatini 2.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 72 Dominican Republic 2.24 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 73 Ukraine 2.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 75 Italy 2.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 76 Georgia 2.13 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Mongolia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.17 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 55.47 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 789.32 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Mongolia?
- Beer consumption per person in Mongolia was 2.21 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2013.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1991.
- How does Mongolia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Mongolia ranks 73rd out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.