Beer consumption per person in Myanmar
Myanmar: Beer consumption per person was 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
139th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.5994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2019
All-time low
0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1987
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Myanmar peaked at 0.5994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1987.
That places Myanmar 139th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1989 | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +66.7% |
| 1996 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +251.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1107 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1265 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1309 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1303 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1233 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1236 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1292 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1512 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1749 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.242 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +38.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2781 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3214 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 0.344 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3941 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4565 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5184 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5309 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4477 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.4546 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, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.4546 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.967 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 47% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Myanmar 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 | +251.0% | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1987 | -100.0% | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1989 | +100.0% | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1993 | +100.0% | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1995 | +66.7% | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 1990 | -50.0% | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.026 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1256 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1053 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.141 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.348 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1512 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4777 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4477 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5309 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 136 Central African Republic 0.4793 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 137 Lebanon 0.4728 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
- 140 Papua New Guinea 0.4135 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 141 Madagascar 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 142 Eritrea 0.4018 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -64.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -66.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.47 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Myanmar?
- Beer consumption per person in Myanmar was 0.4546 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5994 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2019.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987.
- How does Myanmar rank for beer consumption per person?
- Myanmar ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.