European beer consumption volume 2023, by country

Published by Jan Conway, Mar 23, 2025

In 2023, Germany was the biggest consumer of beer in Europe with approximately 75.6 million hectoliters consumed, followed by the United Kingdom with around 44.3 million hectoliters of beer consumed.

Volume of beer consumed in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectoliters)

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Statistic: Volume of beer consumed in Europe in 2023, by country (in 1,000 hectoliters)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

Europe

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

*2022 data is provided as the source did not have an update for 2023.

The source adds the following information: 

"Slovenian data does not cover craft brewer production which represents less than 1% of the market
Austrian, Lituanian and UK definitions meet the customs code definition
Bulgarian, Czech, Greek, Slovenian and Spanish ‘beer’ comprises alcohol-free beer, non-alcohol and low alcohol beers and beer mixes (including Radlers)
Belgian, Estonian, French, Swedish, Maltese and Portuguese ‘beer’ comprises alcohol-free beer, non-alcohol and low alcohol beers
Norwegian ‘beer’ comprises alcohol-free beer, non-alcohol and low alcohol beers from 0.0% ABV to 2.7% ABV"

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