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Top 10 countries by beer consumption
Beer available for consumption per person per year. FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023, covering 174 countries. Ranked biggest first.
The top 10
1st of 174 · 2023
Botswana167 l/person/yr
The other end · bottom 5 of 174
- 168thKuwait0 l/person/yr
- 168thMauritania0 l/person/yr
- 168thSaudi Arabia0 l/person/yr
- 168thUnited Arab Emirates0 l/person/yr
- 168thYemen0 l/person/yr
Where the big countries land
- 26thUnited States69.3 l/person/yr
- 89thChina23.7 l/person/yr
- 149thIndia2 l/person/yr
- 24thBrazil70.2 l/person/yr
Common questions
Questions people ask about beer consumption
Which country ranks highest for beer consumption?
Botswana ranks 1st of 174 countries at 167 l/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which countries are in the top 10 for beer consumption?
The top 10 are Botswana, Czechia, Lithuania, Ireland, Austria, Slovenia, Germany, Poland, Spain and Croatia — computed from FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023.
Where does the United States rank in beer consumption?
The United States ranks 26th of 174 countries at 69.3 l/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
What is the median beer consumption worldwide?
Across the 174 countries covered, the median is 25.3 l/person/yr. Values run from 167 l/person/yr (Botswana, ranked 1st) to 0 l/person/yr (Yemen, ranked 168th).
Is beer consumption higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 40 European countries is 67 l/person/yr, against 69.3 l/person/yr in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which country ranks lowest for beer consumption?
Yemen sits at the other end of the list: 0 l/person/yr ranks 168th of 174 (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
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