Beer as % of each nation’s recorded alcohol consumption, WHO 2019.
Beer share is ranked by nation using WHO beverage-type values for recorded alcohol consumption in 2019. The leaderboard contains 10 nations measured as beer’s percentage of each nation’s recorded alcohol consumption in pure-alcohol terms. Brunei Darussalam ranked first at 100.0%, followed by Yemen at 98.0%. Several leading nations have low recorded alcohol volumes, so this is a beverage-mix ranking rather than a drinking-intensity ranking.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei | 100.0% | 2019 |
| 2 | Yemen | 98.0% | 2019 |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 92.4% | 2019 |
| 4 | Guinea | 92.2% | 2019 |
| 5 | Cambodia | 90.7% | 2019 |
| 6 | Congo | 90.1% | 2019 |
| 7 | Mexico | 85.3% | 2019 |
| 8 | Samoa | 82.3% | 2019 |
| 9 | Gabon | 81.3% | 2019 |
| 10 | Panama | 79.3% | 2019 |
Source 1: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
Publisher: World Health Organization
Dataset/table: Global Health Observatory
Units: % of recorded alcohol consumption
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Supports national beer, wine and spirits shares of recorded alcohol consumption for 2019.
Source 2: World Health Organization Global Health Observatory
Publisher: World Health Organization
Dataset/table: Global Health Observatory
Units: litres of pure alcohol per person per year
Date checked: 2026-05-26
Evidence: Defines recorded alcohol per-capita consumption and its beverage-type components.
The percentages describe the beverage mix within each nation’s recorded alcohol consumption, not a share of global beer drinking.
Rank WHO 2019 beverage-type rows by beer share of recorded alcohol consumption and keep the 10 highest national values.
All ranked rows use the same WHO report annex, period, unit and beverage-type definition. Values are rounded in the source.
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