China: soft drink production per month 2024

In May 2024, approximately 17.2 million metric tons of soft drinks were produced in China, indicating almost 8.5 percent growth compared to the same period of the previous year.

Soft drink market

The accumulated production volume of soft drinks in China in 2023 has reached nearly 175 million metric tons. A closer look on consumption patterns reveals an increase in the purchase of soft drinks in China between 2011 and 2019. The forecasted sales revenue of non-alcoholic drinks was expected to cross 138 billion U.S. dollars by 2025. However, leading Chinese beverage companies in the 2023 Fortune China 500 ranking only consisted four non-alcoholic beverage companies.

Functional beverages

According to several surveys, less people in China favor regular carbonated soft drinks and more prefer functional drinks such as energy-boosting beverages, fermented/probiotic drinks, low-calorie drinks, drinks promoting beauty or brain performance and health, functional water, and "detox" drinks. Most respondents admitted that they had tried fermented beverages promoting gut health and water with added vitamins or minerals. The majority would purchase such drinks in a supermarket or mini-mart rather than order them in a café or buy online.

Production of non-alcoholic beverages in China from May 2023 to May 2024 (in million metric tons)

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Release date

June 2024

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Region

China

Survey time period

May 2023 to May 2024

Supplementary notes

*According to the source, the figures for January and February were grouped together to curb the effect of the Chinese New Year which falls between January and February.

Non-alcoholic drinks here refer to products with no more than 0.5% ethanol content. The products should be prepackaged for drinking directly or after reconstitution with a certain proportion of water. Beverages could be in syrup or solid status.

Figures have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.

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