In 2021, Romania ranked among the top countries with the highest beer production in Europe, with a total beer production of 16.8 million hectoliters. This represented a slight decrease compared to the previous year, when beer production peaked at 17.1 million hectoliters.
Trade
In 2022, Romania exported 52 million liters of beer, representing one of the most significant quantities exported over the last years. In 2022, beer export volume from Romania to countries in the European Union was twice as big as the extra-EU beer export. However, the import volume was considerably higher, peaking at 72 million liters in 2022.
Beer consumption
Beer consumption in Romania comes in proportion of 91 percent from the retail sector, and only 9 percent from hospitality services. The country’s lowest beer consumption was recorded in 2014 at 14.9 million hectoliters. However, since 2017, there has been an annual beer consumption in Romania of over 16 million hectoliters. This led to an annual beer consumption per capita of minimum 80 liters since 2015.
Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021
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National Institute of Statistics Romania. (December 13, 2022). Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) ." Chart. December 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. (2022). Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/
National Institute of Statistics Romania. "Volume of Beer Produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 Hectoliters) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/
National Institute of Statistics Romania, Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Volume of beer produced in Romania from 2017 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) [Graph], National Institute of Statistics Romania, December 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1193427/romania-beer-production/