Based on a comparison of 161 countries in 2021, China ranked the highest in beer consumption with 34,059 Ml followed by USA and Brazil. On the other end of the scale was Comoros with 1.00 Ml, Afghanistan with 1.00 Ml and East Timor with 1.00 Ml.
Total beer consumption reached 178,631 Ml in 2021 in the World according to Faostat. This is 4.46 % more than in the previous year and -1.43 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, total beer consumption reached an all time high of 187,564 Ml in 2014 and an all time low of 43,776 Ml in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 2.37 % since 1961.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 19.1 % of beer consumption in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.7 % share while the ten largest countries some 64.1 % in 2021.
Data for more countries are available at Beer Consumption (Total) indicator page.
| Beer Consumption (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Brazil | Ml | 13,253 | 12,763 | 12,877 | 13,103 | 16,061 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Ml | 2,107 | 2,133 | 2,176 | 2,198 | 2,053 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | Ml | 44,779 | 42,878 | 41,892 | 36,403 | 35,848 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | Ml | 2,134 | 2,170 | 2,341 | 2,379 | 2,055 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | Ml | 2,484 | 2,597 | 2,277 | 2,503 | 2,687 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | Ml | 8,069 | 8,120 | 8,178 | 7,923 | 7,178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | Ml | 2,780 | 2,846 | 2,820 | 2,663 | 2,538 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Ml | 7,338 | 7,442 | 7,628 | 7,823 | 8,912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Ml | 3,830 | 3,875 | 3,790 | 3,851 | 3,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | Ml | 7,870 | 7,622 | 7,494 | 7,744 | 7,743 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | Ml | 3,239 | 3,248 | 3,294 | 3,317 | 3,359 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | Ml | 3,498 | 3,518 | 3,538 | 4,024 | 4,118 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | Ml | 26,803 | 27,113 | 26,647 | 24,945 | 24,800 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | Ml | 5,044 | 5,015 | 4,494 | 4,647 | 4,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | Ml | 1,286 | 3,725 | 4,314 | 4,231 | 4,538 |
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