List of countries by beer consumption per capita

Beer consumption per capita by country (2018)

  ≥ 125 litres

  100–125 litres

  75–100 litres

  50–75 litres

  < 50 litres

This is a list of countries ordered by annual per capita consumption of beer. Information not provided for some countries is not given in the available sources. Note: The row number column is fixed. So you can choose what column to rank by clicking its header to sort it.

* indicates "Beer in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.

Country	Consumption per capita [1] (litres per year)	Total national consumption [a] (million litres per year)	Year	Sources
Czech Republic *	128.0	1,520	2023	[2]
Austria *	107.8	949	2019	[1]
Romania *	100.3	1,956	2019	[1]
Germany *	99.0	8,160	2019	[1]
Poland *	97.7	3,713	2019	[1]
Namibia	95.5	248	2019	[1]
Ireland	92.9	446	2019	[1]
Spain *	88.8	4,119	2019	[1]
Croatia *	85.5	351	2019	[1]
Latvia	81.4	155	2019	[1]
Estonia *	80.5	105	2019	[1]
Slovenia *	80.0	168	2019	[1]
Netherlands *	79.3	1,357	2019	[1]
Bulgaria *	78.7	551	2019	[1]
Panama *	78.3	329	2019	[1]
Slovakia *	76.1	418	2019	[1]
Australia *	75.1	1,885	2019	[1]
Lithuania *	74.4	216	2019	[1]
Hungary *	73.7	715	2019	[1]
United States *	72.7	23,920	2019	[1]
Finland *	72.0	403	2019	[1]
Mexico *	70.5	9,324	2019	[1]
United Kingdom *	70.3	4,712	2019	[1]
Bosnia and Herzegovina *	68.6	240	2019	[1]
Gabon	67.0	141	2019	[1]
Belgium *	65.9	765	2019	[1]
New Zealand *	61.0	293	2019	[1]
South Africa *	60.1	3,447	2018	[1]
Denmark *	59.8	347	2019	[1]
Cambodia *	59.2	976	2019	[1]
Brazil *	58.4	12,401	2019	[1]
Russia *	57.7	8,306	2019	[1]
Switzerland *	55.1	474	2019	[1]
Portugal *	54.9	565	2019	[1]
DR Congo	54.8	302	2019	[1]
Canada *	53.5	1,994	2019	[1]
Puerto Rico	54.8	203	2018	[1]
Serbia *	54.7	481	2018
Cyprus *	47.0		2021	[3]
South Korea *	39.4	2,022	2019	[1]
Vietnam *	45.1	2,600	2020/21	[4] [5]
Japan *	38.4	4,869	2019	[1]
Laos	41.4		2015	[6]
France *	33		2016	[7]
Italy *	31		2016	[8]
China *	29	43,266	2018	[9]
Thailand *	27		2015	[6]
Taiwan *	23.2		2015	[6]
Hong Kong *	21.2	159	2018	[10]
Singapore *	20.9		2015	[6]
Israel *	17.4		2013	[11]
Turkey *	10.9		2020	[12]
Kenya *	12			[13]
Myanmar *	11.3		2015	[6]
Uzbekistan	11			[14]
Papua New Guinea	10.9		2015	[6]
Lebanon *	8.5		2016	[15]
Tanzania *	8			[13]
Uganda	6			[13]
Malaysia *	5.8		2015	[6]
Sri Lanka *	2	50		[16]
India *	2		2015	[6]
Indonesia *	0.7		2015	[6]

See also

• List of countries by alcohol consumption

Notes

1. Combination of per capita rates with respective populations at time of study. Data taken verbatim from the Kirin report.

References

1. "Kirin Beer University Report Global Beer Consumption by Country in 2019" (PDF). www.kirinholdings.co.jp. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
2. "Pivovary v ČR loni uvařily méně piva a spotřeba klesla na 128 litrů na osobu".České noviny. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
3. "Beer consumption per capita in Cyprus 2008-2021". Statista. 16 Dec 2022. Retrieved 18 Apr 2023.
4. "Beer - Vietnam". statista: the statistics portal. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
5. "Vietnam: beer consumption volume by type 2021". Statista. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
6. "Beer consumption per capita in the Asia Pacific region in 2015, by country (in liters)". statista: the statistics portal. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
7. "Annual volume of beer consumed per capita in France from 2008 to 2016" . Retrieved August 9, 2018.
8. "AssoBirra annual report 2016" (PDF). Retrieved January 8, 2017.
9. "Beer - China". statista: the statistics portal. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
10. "Beer - Hong Kong". statista: the statistics portal. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
11. "Beer Consumption Per Capita in Israel" . Retrieved 2018-09-04.
12. "Beer - Turkey". statista: the statistics portal. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
13. Barigaba, Julius (August 17, 2009). "Uganda brewers toast to higher sales, thanks to low-end products". EastAfrican. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
14. "Heineken Partners with Efes Breweries in Uzbekistan, Serbia and Kazakhstan". FlexNews. January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
15. "Alcohol Consumption in Lebanon" (PDF). World Health Organization. WHO. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
16. "Lion seeks to reduce gearing through Rs. 1.2 bn. cash infusion". Sunday Island. August 16, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2010.

External links

• List of beer production by region/by country
• Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health, 2014 (PDF). Geneva: World Health Organization. 2014. ISBN   978-92-4-069276-3.