In 2019, approximately 12.3 million hectoliters of beer were consumed in the Netherlands. In 2021, this number had decreased to approximately 10.9 million hectoliters, mostly due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Dutch are particularly fond of their local beer. A 2016 survey on the preferred country of origin of beers in the Netherlands, approximately 40 percent of the Dutch beer drinkers participating in this survey answered they prefer to drink Dutch beer. Belgian beer came second, with approximately 25 percent of the respondents saying they prefer to drink beer from Belgium. Another survey also included a question on the kind of beers the Dutch like to drink. This statistic shows that the majority of the Dutch respondents drink lager at least once a month.
Volume of beer consumed annually in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021
(in 1,000 hectoliters)
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Brewers of Europe. (December 16, 2022). Volume of beer consumed annually in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/446796/volume-beer-consumption-netherlands/
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Brewers of Europe. (2022). Volume of beer consumed annually in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2021 (in 1,000 hectoliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/446796/volume-beer-consumption-netherlands/
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