EU: EU beer production rises above 40 bln litres in 2016
With EU beer production rising above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis, The Brewers of Europe confirm that the growth trend continues for the EU beer sector at the 7th Beer Serves Europe event.
The number of micro-breweries in Europe has tripled since 2010. Small business has always been big in brewing, but today more and more start-ups are combining local traditions with innovation. Currently, 20 micro-breweries open every week in Europe and there are now 8,500 breweries across the EU. 1,000 were launched in the past year alone.
EU beer production is back above 40 billion litres for the first time since the economic crisis, with three years of consecutive growth.
Germany, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom are the largest producers of beer in the EU.
EU beer brands are extremely popular and fast-selling across the globe. Out of the top ten agri-food export sectors, beer is one of Europe’s fastest growing in trade value terms.
According to The Brewers of Europe, 8.6 billion litres of beer brewed within the EU is exported abroad. Exports represent one fifth of EU beer production, one third of which leaves the EU. The top three countries for Europe’s brewers are the US, China and Canada, but over the past twenty years Europe’s brewers have extended beer trade to 123 countries around the world. Beer exports were particularly important from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in 2016.
Beer adds €50 bln, annually to EU output and over €42 bln in tax revenues for governments.
The 2017 edition of Beer Statistics was compiled from data collated by national brewers’ associations through surveys carried out by The Brewers of Europe and Eurostat.
Based in Brussels, The Brewers of Europe brings together national brewers’ associations from 29 European countries and provides a voice to support the united interests of Europe’s 8,500 breweries. The Brewers of Europe promotes the positive role played by beer and the brewing sector in Europe and advocates the creation of the right conditions to allow brewers to continue to freely, cost-effectively and responsibly brew and market beer across Europe.
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