Beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Beer consumption per person was 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
129th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.6917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 2017
All-time low
0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year
in 1992
Years of data
31
1992–2022
Beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan, 1992–2022
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
Turkmenistan recorded 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year for beer consumption per person in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.6917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, in 1992.
That places Turkmenistan 129th 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1993 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1994 | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +300.0% |
| 1996 | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -60.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0785 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +96.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1001 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1782 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +78.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3489 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +95.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.444 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4688 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2906 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2172 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1458 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 0.246 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +68.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2839 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4331 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6225 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +43.7% |
| 2014 | 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.653 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6866 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6276 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5968 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5716 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5775 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | +1.5% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.5861 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, 31% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.38 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, 17% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +300.0% | 0.02 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.2645 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0785 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4688 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.246 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5784 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5716 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 126 Brunei 0.6577 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 127 Togo 0.6522 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 128 Nigeria 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 130 Kyrgyzstan 0.56 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Turkmenistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.23 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 46.24 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0365 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 33.76 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan?
- Beer consumption per person in Turkmenistan was 0.5861 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6917 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 2017.
- What is the lowest beer consumption per person recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in 1992.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for beer consumption per person?
- Turkmenistan ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beer consumption per person rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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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.