World: Global beer consumption up 2.9% in 2022
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited has published the Global Beer Consumption Report for 2022 which summarizes the details of global beer consumption in 170 major countries and regions. The report is based on findings obtained from questionnaires sent by Kirin Holdings to various brewers’ associations around the world, as well as the latest industry statistics available overseas.
The data for global beer consumption has been tracked by Kirin Holdings since 1975.
Global beer consumption stood at approximately 192.1 million kiloliters (up 2.9% from the previous year) in 2022, a 1.0% increase compared to 2019, showing a recovery trend from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.
China remained the largest beer-consuming country in the world for the 20th consecutive year, and consumption increased in 2021 by 1.0% year-on-year. Ukraine (down 25.7% from the previous year), dropped significantly from 18th in 2021 to 27th in 2022. Among the top 10 countries, negative growth was seen in the United States, Germany, U.K., and Japan compared to 2019 (pre-COVID-19, total consumption for 2019: approx. 190.20 million kl), showing decreases of 14.4%, 4.1%, 2.7% and 11.8%, respectively.
By region, Asia consumption was up 4.9% year-on-year and holds a 33.9% share of the global beer market, remaining the world’s largest beer-consuming region for the 15th consecutive year.
Second-place Europe recorded an increase of 0.8% from the previous year due to increases in consumption in Germany and Spain of 3.2% and 7.5% respectively, although consumption decreased in Russia and Ukraine by 4.9% and 25.7%.
Third-place Central and South America saw a 6.2% increase over the previous year as consumption in Brazil and Mexico rose 3.6% and 14.5%, respectively. Fourth-place North America, ranking fourth, decreased 4.0% from the previous year, with a 4.2% decrease in the United States, despite a 2.0% decrease in Canada.
The Czech Republic consumed 188.5 litres of beer per capita, remaining the world’s top in per-capita beer consumption for the 30th consecutive year since 1993. Among the top 35 countries, eight countries saw a decrease in per-capita consumption from 2021 to 2022. Ireland is growing rapidly, ranking 15th in 2021, and 4th in 2022.
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