Beer consumption per person in Syria
Syria: Beer consumption per person was 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▼ Falling
Beer consumption per person in Syria, 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 Syria stood at 0.007 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Syria peaked at 0.1038 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 2020.
Syria ranks 176th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.066 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 |
| 1980s | 0.076 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.06 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.067 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.05 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0467 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0342 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0899 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0359 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0143 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1038 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0072 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 173 Gambia 0.0162 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0.01 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 175 Tonga 0.0071 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 177 Pakistan 0.0046 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 178 Bangladesh 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Iran 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Kuwait 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Libya 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Mauritania 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Nauru 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Somalia 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Sudan 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 179 Yemen 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Syria
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -21.9% (2022)
- Inflation of consumer prices 13.4% (2019)
- GDP per capita 716.94 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 16.10 billion constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 716.94 constant 2015 US$ (2022)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 11,108 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 11.63 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 3.10 billion current US$ (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -3.02 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -804.70 million current US$ (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Syria?
- Beer consumption per person in Syria was 0.007 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1038 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2020.
- How does Syria rank for beer consumption per person?
- Syria ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.