In 2021, the shipment volume of beer in Japan amounted to just over two million kiloliters. While beer shipments fluctuated slightly in the last decade, it remained close to three million kiloliters, before falling below two million kiloliters in 2020.
Beer is a major segment of the Japanese alcoholic beverage industry, with the four brands Asahi, Kirin, Suntory, and Sapporo dominating the market.
Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021
(in million kiloliters)
Figures prior to 2020 come from the "Industrial statistics tables by product" released by METI. Figures for 2020 are based on the "Economic Census".
Values have been rounded.
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METI (Japan). (July 31, 2023). Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million kiloliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/
METI (Japan). "Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million kiloliters)." Chart. July 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/
METI (Japan). (2023). Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million kiloliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/
METI (Japan). "Shipment Volume of Beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in Million Kiloliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/
METI (Japan), Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million kiloliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Shipment volume of beer in Japan from 2012 to 2021 (in million kiloliters) [Graph], METI (Japan), July 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231482/japan-beer-shipment-volume/
