Beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beer consumption per person was 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 19.7%
World rank
134th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2022
All-time low
0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1974
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1974.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1968 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +87.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.37 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.36 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4157 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +89.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4404 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3886 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4181 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.91 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 26% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka 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 | +100.0% | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2018 | +89.0% | 0.22 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4157 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
| 2005 | +87.5% | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.037 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.21 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4404 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3886 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 131 Bahrain 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 132 Ghana 0.5122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 133 Malaysia 0.5118 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
- 137 Lebanon 0.4728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka?
- Beer consumption per person in Sri Lanka was 0.5005 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1974.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beer consumption per person?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.