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Beer Consumption by Country 2024

Beer is one of the oldest beverages in the world, having been invented before written language, and is the most widely consumed alcoholic beverage on Earth. According to the Oxford Companion to Beer, beer is the third most popular drink in the world—more popular than both wine and even coffee—behind only water and tea. Beer is usually brewed from malted barley, though it can also be made from wheat, maize, or rice. The brewing of beer is a multi-stage process that first converts the starches in grain into sugars and then ferments them with yeast to produce beer.

All beers are either lagers or ales, depending on the type of yeast used during the fermentation process. Lagers are made with yeast that ferments at lower temperatures and collects at the bottom of the beer mixture, and ales are made with yeast that ferments at warmer temperatures and creates foam at the top of the fermentation chamber. Beers are further categorized by their style, which considers factors including color and appearance, flavor, aroma, strength, mouthfeel, ingredients (grains, yeasts, fruits, spices, etc.), origin, and production method. The independent Brewer's Association defines more than 150 beer styles, although most sources are somewhat less granular. Popular beer styles include pale ales, dark ales, pilsners, India pale ales (IPAs), porters, stouts, wheat beers, goses/sours, lambics, dubbels, saisons, maibocks, marzens, bitters, and more.

Top 10 Countries that Consume the Most Beer:

Country
Total Consumption 2021
China34,979
United States24,563
Brazil14,077
Mexico9,866
Russia8,313
Germany7,615
United Kingdom4,496
Vietnam4,145
Spain3,856
Poland3,503

At first glance, this ranking seems to indicate that beer consumption is roughly equal worldwide, with countries from Asia, North and South America, and Europe all making an appearance in the top 10. Indeed, beer is quite popular across most of the globe. However, as with many metrics, once the data is filtered by population and filtered per capita (per person), a more focused trend emerges.

Top 10 Countries that Consume the Most Beer per Capita:

Country
Per Capita Consumption 2021
Czech Republic140.12
Ireland116.33
Austria110.52
Botswana107.30
Croatia95.77
Poland91.45
Germany91.30
Romania87.00
Spain81.21
Bulgaria81.15

The countries of Europe consume more beer per person than those on any other continent in the world. The country that tops the list is the Czech Republic, with 181.7 liters consumed per capita in 2020. Beer in the Czech Republic is cheaper than bottled water (typically $1 USD for a half-litre of beer), and the country is the birthplace of the pilsner. Eight other European countries also make the list, including Germany, where many modern brewing processes and beer styles were invented. Moreover, the only non-European country in the top ten, the African country Namibia, can trace its interest in beer to the country's colonial ties with Germany. The United States ranked 17th in the world in 2020 with 72.8 litres of beer consumption per capita (full rankings viewable below).

Notes:
- Total consumption values are expressed in 1000 tons (i.e., a displayed value of 49 = 49,000 tons)
- Per capita consumption values are expressed in kilograms per capita per year.

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Country
Total Consumption 2021 (1000 tons)
Per Capita Consumption 2021 (Kg/Capita)
Total Consumption 2020 (1000 tons)
Per Capita Consumption 2020 (Kg/Capita)
China34,97923.9933,29722.85
United States24,56372.8924,26372.22
Brazil14,07765.6813,12361.55
Mexico9,86677.868,67268.83
Russia8,31357.298,08555.52
Germany7,61591.307,87394.48
United Kingdom4,49666.823,82357.01
Vietnam4,14542.533,94340.80
Spain3,85681.213,40971.98
Poland3,50391.453,59893.64
South Africa3,11852.502,62044.56
France2,54239.392,60940.46
Colombia2,51748.851,99639.18
Japan2,43319.532,49219.90
Canada2,06554.132,19757.99
Australia2,03878.621,93075.20
Italy1,96233.111,86331.32
Nigeria1,9369.071,8748.99
Argentina1,92842.591,74938.84
Thailand1,84025.701,87426.22
Romania1,68287.001,68786.75
South Korea1,65031.832,06939.90
Ukraine1,64637.811,73439.49
India1,4741.051,4011.00
Czech Republic1,473140.121,503142.76
Philippines1,44212.661,35112.04
Peru1,41341.911,31539.49
Chile1,19061.051,04354.04
Angola1,12932.7398629.50
Austria986110.52926103.92
Cambodia95157.3374845.60
Belgium92980.0176466.05
Ethiopia8947.431,0599.03
Turkey88310.428239.78
Netherlands84648.3682547.34
Taiwan75031.4173230.74
Kazakhstan72137.5567135.35
Hungary65267.1364165.73
Ecuador63535.6663135.87
Dominican Republic60854.6752547.72
Ireland580116.33616124.55
Bulgaria55981.1551874.23
Portugal53852.2953051.47
Sweden52049.6548646.87
Paraguay50675.5445969.33
Belarus50352.4951253.17
Azerbaijan48947.4055153.57
DR Congo4754.964354.68
Tanzania4717.414086.62
Serbia45462.2343759.39
Switzerland43850.3944851.85
Slovakia42477.7540975.02
Kenya4157.834328.31
Mozambique39012.1739612.71
Croatia38995.7734183.31
Ivory Coast38514.0235013.05
Finland36966.6238369.24
Bolivia36830.5040033.53
Uganda3557.732936.60
Panama34880.0425659.71
Denmark34358.6435260.42
Zambia33717.3336819.45
Republic of the Congo31854.5229251.28
Venezuela31511.171766.18
Norway31558.2227150.46
Greece31430.1130028.53
New Zealand30960.2831261.66
Guatemala29516.7832918.97
Ghana2818.562728.47
Botswana278107.30262102.95
Uzbekistan2687.862407.17
Honduras26425.6924324.04
Malaysia2457.302467.41
Bosnia and Herzegovina24173.6523470.64
Zimbabwe22313.9322114.10
Burkina Faso2189.861928.93
Burundi21417.0823018.85
Rwanda21215.7721216.12
Lithuania21075.4221375.38
Tunisia19515.9317714.52
Indonesia1930.711910.70
Israel19321.7317119.49
Costa Rica19337.5018636.33
Gabon18578.9818580.70
Namibia17167.4216265.00
Cuba16514.64887.79
Hong Kong15921.2016021.29
Nepal1535.101414.81
Myanmar1512.801402.63
Algeria1513.411353.11
Benin14010.8113310.52
Slovenia14066.2515773.96
Latvia13772.9514174.44
Uruguay13639.6713639.75
Nicaragua13119.0813219.54
Mongolia12236.4610130.56
Moldova12046.9111544.32
El Salvador11418.0610416.50
Sri Lanka1105.051155.30
Georgia11029.2910929.00
Madagascar1093.781605.66
Malawi1045.21995.09
Iran1001.14420.48
Estonia9571.618967.29
United Arab Emirates9410.01313.36
Togo8910.26586.84
Egypt860.79850.79
Morocco862.33772.11
Albania8529.718429.16
Papua New Guinea747.39737.52
North Macedonia7435.186731.74
Jamaica6824.026422.78
Trinidad and Tobago6341.256341.70
North Korea622.41612.34
Iraq571.52601.64
Lesotho5122.535022.34
Chad502.93472.84
Luxembourg5078.374672.35
Bhutan4962.654761.24
Laos445.99395.38
Guinea413.03382.87
Mauritius4131.224131.52
Montenegro4064.444368.89
Eswatini3932.753227.26
Cyprus3830.323326.78
Tajikistan363.74404.18
Kyrgyzstan355.41274.13
Armenia3412.082810.16
Senegal331.96311.86
Guyana3239.772633.22
Iceland3080.062978.98
Mali281.28251.15
Sierra Leone273.26273.33
Central African Republic274.89305.61
Suriname2540.892541.57
Haiti242.13232.00
Lebanon244.37264.56
South Sudan232.13252.34
Bahrain2315.972516.72
Malta2140.061936.86
Niger190.75140.56
Liberia193.65173.35
Fiji1819.001920.52
Guinea Bissau167.88136.59
Belize1640.611538.10
French Polynesia1446.051343.06
Oman132.78122.54
Cape Verde1321.851119.50
Qatar124.6393.21
Macau1216.971319.22
New Caledonia1242.841344.63
Jordan111.0190.79
Syria100.4790.41
Saint Lucia1053.131053.27
Cameroon90.3450.19
Pakistan80.0380.03
Barbados827.72827.10
Seychelles878.46768.02
Solomon Islands79.1979.89
Samoa626.76418.28
Bahamas511.0936.80
Bangladesh30.0230.02
Turkmenistan30.5230.46
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines329.63325.43
Antigua and Barbuda326.82332.38
Sudan20.0540.08
Djibouti21.3911.24
Maldives24.7112.16
Sao Tome and Principe210.31314.22
Grenada215.05321.19
Timor Leste11.0510.82
Comoros10.8210.71
Kiribati19.6418.22
Micronesia111.78113.00
Dominica113.19116.87
Saint Kitts and Nevis113.80121.13
Afghanistan00.0000.01
Yemen00.0000.00
Libya00.0100.02
Mauritania00.0000.01
Kuwait00.0200.04
Gambia00.0231.09
Vanuatu00.6900.54
Nauru00.00
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Which country drinks the most beer?

China consumes the greatest total volume of beer, 34,979 thousand tons. Czech Republic had the highest per capita consumption of 140.12 liters per person.

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