Beer consumption per person in Morocco
Morocco: Beer consumption per person was 0.1497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.1497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
160th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1981
All-time low
0.1323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2020
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 0.1497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Morocco peaked at 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
That places Morocco 160th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -24.2% |
| 1963 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +31.8% |
| 1965 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.7% |
| 1976 | 0.31 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +34.4% |
| 1982 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -32.6% |
| 1983 | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.27 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +29.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.1% |
| 1991 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +31.0% |
| 1992 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 0.28 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +85.0% |
| 1999 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2034 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -29.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2158 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2253 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2082 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2144 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2055 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2075 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2238 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2194 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1769 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1719 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1671 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1485 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1517 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1597 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1645 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1802 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.1497 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, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.1497 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, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2733 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.35 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.331 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2136 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2034 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2253 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1655 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.189 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1497 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 157 Uzbekistan 0.1926 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 158 Oman 0.163 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 159 Senegal 0.1616 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 161 North Korea 0.1484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 162 Malawi 0.1453 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 163 Iraq 0.0851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Morocco
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.57 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.41 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0112 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 38.92 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -39.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Morocco?
- Beer consumption per person in Morocco was 0.1497 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1981.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1323 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Morocco rank for beer consumption per person?
- Morocco ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.