Beer Consumption

The Czechs Are Europe's Top-Beer Drinkers

Which European countries tend to drink the most beer every year? Czechia is well known as a haven for beer lovers, tracing its brewing history all the way back to the Břevnov Monastery in 993. Today, Czechs are Europe's biggest beer drinkers, consuming 143 litres per capita every year, according to the Brewers of Europe. Germany comes second with people drinking an average of 104 litres each year, just ahead of neighbouring Austria where they drink marginally less each.

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This chart shows litres of beer consumed per capita in 2016.

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Volume of beer consumed annually per capita in Czechia from 2009 to 2023 (in liters)
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Volume of beer consumed per capita in Europe in 2024, by country (in liters)
Average annual per capita consumption of beer in leading cities in the European Union (EU) in 2016
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Per capita beer consumption worldwide in 2024, by leading countries (in liters)
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Volume of per capita beer consumption in selected Central and Eastern European countries in 2024 (in liters)
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Volume of beer consumed in Europe in 2024, by country (in 1,000 hectoliters)

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