According to data from Kirin Holdings, China drinks the most beer in terms of total volume, with 38,093 thousand kiloliters consumed in 2021, which is over 20% of the global market share. The United States follows with the second-highest total volume consumed, with over 24 million kiloliters of beer consumed in 2021. However, when examining per capita beer consumption, the Czech Republic tops the list, with 181.7 liters consumed per capita in 2020, followed by Austria, Poland, and Romania. Here are the top 10 countries that drink the most beer per capita:
- Czech Republic - 181.7 liters per capita
- Austria - 106.1 liters per capita
- Poland - 96.1 liters per capita
- Romania - 95.2 liters per capita
- Germany - 92.4 liters per capita
- Lithuania - 82.9 liters per capita
- Croatia - 82.4 liters per capita
- Ireland - 81.9 liters per capita
- Slovakia - 81.7 liters per capita
- Latvia - 81.6 liters per capita
Its interesting to note that all of the top 10 countries for per capita beer consumption are in Europe.