Beer consumption per person in Netherlands
Netherlands: Beer consumption per person was 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Beer consumption per person in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Netherlands peaked at 5.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1981 and was at its lowest, 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1961.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.95 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.57 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.11 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.82 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 5.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.99 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 4.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.69 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3.9 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 24 Hungary 4.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 25 Bhutan 4.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 26 Laos 3.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 28 Belgium 3.89 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 29 United States 3.86 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Netherlands
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 11.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.3% (2025)
- GDP per capita 51,817 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 937.25 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 51,817 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -15.05 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -17.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 120.63 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Netherlands?
- Beer consumption per person in Netherlands was 3.9 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1981.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1961.
- How does Netherlands rank for beer consumption per person?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.