Beer consumption per person in Tunisia
Tunisia: Beer consumption per person was 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
116th
of 187 countries
All-time high
1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2015
All-time low
0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1987
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Beer consumption per person in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Tunisia peaked at 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1987.
Tunisia ranks 116th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Beer consumption per person in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1962 | 0.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.9% |
| 1964 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +28.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -28.6% |
| 1970 | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +35.3% |
| 1972 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.51 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.44 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.47 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -23.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +37.9% |
| 1989 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.41 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +60.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.54 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.62 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.63 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7741 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7294 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7616 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7694 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7978 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8328 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8584 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8948 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9136 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.938 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.851 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8322 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8291 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9382 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9838 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9679 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9536 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8195 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8471 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +3.6% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6336 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8775 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, 10.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +60.6% | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.53 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.43 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.48 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.58 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.422 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.531 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.71 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.827 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7294 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.938 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9222 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8291 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.848 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8195 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 113 Zimbabwe 0.93 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 114 Micronesia (country) 0.92 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 115 Guatemala 0.9011 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 117 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 118 Venezuela 0.8594 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 119 Benin 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
More economy & growth data for Tunisia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.5829 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.22 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -73.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.811 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -74.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.5922 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -24.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Tunisia?
- Beer consumption per person in Tunisia was 0.8775 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1987.
- How does Tunisia rank for beer consumption per person?
- Tunisia ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.