Beer of barley, malted — Production in Northern America

Northern America: Beer of barley, malted — Production was 21.39 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21.39 million t
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
26.27 million t
in 1994
All-time low
12.32 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Beer of barley, malted — Production in Northern America, 1961–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for beer of barley, malted — production in Northern America is 21.39 million t, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, beer of barley, malted — production in Northern America peaked at 26.27 million t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12.32 million t, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Beer of barley, malted — Production in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Beer of barley, malted — Production in Northern America, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 12.32 million t
1962 12.59 million t +2.3%
1963 13.07 million t +3.8%
1964 13.75 million t +5.2%
1965 14.05 million t +2.2%
1966 14.68 million t +4.5%
1967 15.15 million t +3.2%
1968 15.86 million t +4.7%
1969 16.51 million t +4.1%
1970 17.50 million t +6.0%
1971 17.92 million t +2.4%
1972 18.46 million t +3.0%
1973 19.46 million t +5.4%
1974 20.39 million t +4.8%
1975 20.61 million t +1.1%
1976 21.25 million t +3.1%
1977 22.09 million t +3.9%
1978 22.72 million t +2.9%
1979 23.84 million t +4.9%
1980 24.82 million t +4.1%
1981 25.19 million t +1.5%
1982 25.03 million t -0.6%
1983 25.33 million t +1.2%
1984 25.00 million t -1.3%
1985 25.09 million t +0.3%
1986 25.12 million t +0.1%
1987 25.54 million t +1.7%
1988 26.02 million t +1.9%
1989 25.50 million t -2.0%
1990 25.96 million t +1.8%
1991 26.20 million t +0.9%
1992 25.91 million t -1.1%
1993 26.06 million t +0.6%
1994 26.27 million t +0.8%
1995 25.84 million t -1.6%
1996 25.86 million t +0.1%
1997 25.70 million t -0.6%
1998 25.68 million t -0.1%
1999 25.72 million t +0.2%
2000 25.87 million t +0.6%
2001 25.96 million t +0.4%
2002 26.07 million t +0.4%
2003 25.03 million t -4.0%
2004 25.72 million t +2.7%
2005 25.65 million t -0.2%
2006 25.55 million t -0.4%
2007 25.68 million t +0.5%
2008 25.54 million t -0.5%
2009 25.33 million t -0.8%
2010 24.75 million t -2.3%
2011 24.49 million t -1.1%
2012 24.93 million t +1.8%
2013 24.44 million t -2.0%
2014 24.49 million t +0.2%
2015 24.30 million t -0.8%
2016 24.58 million t +1.2%
2017 24.04 million t -2.2%
2018 23.61 million t -1.8%
2019 23.25 million t -1.5%
2020 22.65 million t -2.6%
2021 22.54 million t -0.5%
2022 22.51 million t -0.1%
2023 21.39 million t -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.22 million t 12.32 million t 16.51 million t 9
1970s 20.42 million t 17.50 million t 23.84 million t 10
1980s 25.26 million t 24.82 million t 26.02 million t 10
1990s 25.92 million t 25.68 million t 26.27 million t 10
2000s 25.64 million t 25.03 million t 26.07 million t 10
2010s 24.29 million t 23.25 million t 24.93 million t 10
2020s 22.27 million t 21.39 million t 22.65 million t 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 4 Mexico 12.27 million t compare
  2. 5 Germany 8.49 million t compare
  3. 6 Russian Federation 8.34 million t compare
  4. 6 Türkiye 1.14 million t compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 520,000 t compare
  6. 7 USSR 5.79 million t compare
  7. 8 Spain 4.13 million t compare
  8. 9 Poland 3.58 million t compare
  9. 10 South Africa 3.51 million t compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beer of barley, malted — production in Northern America?
Beer of barley, malted — production in Northern America was 21.39 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 26.27 million t in 1994.
What is the lowest beer of barley, malted — production recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 12.32 million t in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for beer of barley, malted — production?
Northern America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is beer of barley, malted — production rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beer of barley, malted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Beer of barley, malted — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 11,566 data points, 1961–2023
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