Beer — Production by country
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply...
Countries reporting
166
Highest
36,493 1000 t
China
Lowest
0 1000 t
Gambia
Median
198.5 1000 t
Years covered
14
2010–2023
Data points
2,715
What the numbers show
Beer — Production is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 36,493 1000 t in China; the lowest is 0 1000 t in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 198.5 1000 t, and the mean is 1,410 1000 t.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Cameroon (down 100.0%).
Beer — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 36,493 1000 t | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 2 | China, mainland | 35,908 1000 t | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 19,303 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 15,337 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 5 | Mexico | 12,267 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 8,489 1000 t | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 7 | Russia | 8,340 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 8,340 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 4,130 1000 t | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 3,580 1000 t | 2023 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 3,420 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,420 1000 t | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 13 | South Africa | 3,310 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 14 | Vietnam | 3,100 1000 t | 2023 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 3,100 1000 t | 2023 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 2,934 1000 t | 2023 | up 463.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 2,795 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 18 | Belgium | 2,300 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 2,105 1000 t | 2023 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 20 | Canada | 2,082 1000 t | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 21 | France | 2,067 1000 t | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 2,064 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 2,000 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,941 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 25 | Italy | 1,840 1000 t | 2023 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 1,718 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 27 | Nigeria | 1,717 1000 t | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 28 | Philippines | 1,660 1000 t | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 1,558 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 30 | Cambodia | 1,500 1000 t | 2023 | up 240.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | 1,500 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 1,452 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 1,437 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 34 | Ukraine | 1,334 1000 t | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 35 | Ethiopia | 1,267 1000 t | 2023 | up 171.9% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 1,200 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 1,194 1000 t | 2023 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 38 | Turkey | 1,144 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 38 | Türkiye | 1,144 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.1% | flat |
| 40 | Austria | 1,011 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 810 1000 t | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 42 | Portugal | 770 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 43 | Caribbean | 725 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 44 | Ecuador | 686 1000 t | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 612 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 46 | Denmark | 600 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 47 | Serbia | 583 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 565 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 538 1000 t | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 50 | China, Taiwan Province of | 535 1000 t | 2023 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 520 1000 t | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 52 | United Republic of Tanzania | 499 1000 t | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 470 1000 t | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Cote d'Ivoire | 460 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 54 | Côte d'Ivoire | 460 1000 t | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 450 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 437 1000 t | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 58 | Mozambique | 410 1000 t | 2023 | up 230.6% | rising |
| 58 | Sweden | 410 1000 t | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 60 | Greece | 400 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 61 | Belarus | 397 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 62 | Uganda | 374 1000 t | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 63 | Switzerland | 360 1000 t | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 64 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 359 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 65 | Congo | 350 1000 t | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 66 | Lithuania | 348 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 347 1000 t | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 345 1000 t | 2023 | up 187.5% | rising |
| 69 | Indonesia | 340 1000 t | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 70 | Croatia | 338 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 71 | Finland | 325 1000 t | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 72 | Paraguay | 307 1000 t | 2023 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 300 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 74 | New Zealand | 281 1000 t | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 268 1000 t | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 263 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 77 | Norway | 256 1000 t | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 256 1000 t | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 236 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 80 | Slovenia | 220 1000 t | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 220 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Honduras | 206 1000 t | 2023 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 200 1000 t | 2023 | up 207.7% | rising |
| 84 | Israel | 197 1000 t | 2023 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 85 | Tunisia | 193 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 180 1000 t | 2023 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 180 1000 t | 2023 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 174 1000 t | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 89 | Uruguay | 169 1000 t | 2023 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 158 1000 t | 2023 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Algeria | 155 1000 t | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malaysia | 153 1000 t | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 93 | Rwanda | 150 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 141 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 138 1000 t | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 96 | El Salvador | 130 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 97 | Georgia | 122 1000 t | 2023 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 120 1000 t | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 99 | Malawi | 110 1000 t | 2023 | up 423.8% | rising |
| 100 | Melanesia | 107 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 101 | Estonia | 98 1000 t | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 102 | Mongolia | 94 1000 t | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 103 | Egypt | 90 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 90 1000 t | 2023 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 1000 t | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 105 | Latvia | 86 1000 t | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 107 | Morocco | 84 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 108 | Albania | 77 1000 t | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 71 1000 t | 2023 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 110 | Moldova | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 110 | Republic of Moldova | 70 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61 1000 t | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 113 | Laos | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 113 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 58 1000 t | 2023 | up 23.4% | flat |
| 115 | Bhutan | 53 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 52 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 51 1000 t | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 118 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 50 1000 t | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 120 | Mauritius | 49 1000 t | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 121 | Jamaica | 41 1000 t | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 122 | Lesotho | 40 1000 t | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 123 | Cyprus | 38 1000 t | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 123 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 38 1000 t | 2018 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 37 1000 t | 2023 | up 3,600.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Lebanon | 35 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 128 | Guyana | 30 1000 t | 2023 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 128 | Montenegro | 30 1000 t | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 130 | Armenia | 28 1000 t | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 131 | Polynesia | 27 1000 t | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 132 | Cuba | 26 1000 t | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Iraq | 26 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Luxembourg | 25 1000 t | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 135 | Eswatini | 23 1000 t | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 136 | Haiti | 20 1000 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | 20 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Suriname | 20 1000 t | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 139 | Malta | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | 19 1000 t | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 18 1000 t | 2023 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 143 | Senegal | 17 1000 t | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 144 | Fiji | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 144 | Liberia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 144 | New Caledonia | 15 1000 t | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 147 | Belize | 14 1000 t | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 11 1000 t | 2023 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 149 | Niger | 10 1000 t | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 150 | Samoa | 9 1000 t | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 151 | Barbados | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Pakistan | 8 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 7 1000 t | 2023 | up 75.0% | flat |
| 154 | Seychelles | 6 1000 t | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Syria | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 159 | Grenada | 3 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 1000 t | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 161 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 1000 t | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 1 1000 t | 2023 | — | falling |
| 162 | Cabo Verde | 1 1000 t | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Cameroon | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 0 1000 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 181,032 1000 t
- Americas 60,387 1000 t
- Asia 55,131 1000 t
- Europe 49,627 1000 t
- Eastern Asia 40,185 1000 t
- European Union (27) 34,644 1000 t
- South America 24,883 1000 t
- Northern America 21,385 1000 t
- United States of America 19,303 1000 t
- Eastern Europe 18,522 1000 t
- Western Europe 16,192 1000 t
- Africa 14,036 1000 t
- Central America 13,394 1000 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 12,955 1000 t
- South-Eastern Asia 8,916 1000 t
- Southern Europe 8,541 1000 t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 7,793 1000 t
- Northern Europe 6,372 1000 t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 6,313 1000 t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 5,576 1000 t
- Eastern Africa 4,181 1000 t
- Southern Africa 3,746 1000 t
- Southern Asia 3,402 1000 t
- Western Africa 3,242 1000 t
- Middle Africa 2,345 1000 t
- Oceania 1,851 1000 t
- Western Asia 1,660 1000 t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 984 1000 t
- Central Asia 967 1000 t
- Northern Africa 522 1000 t
About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.