5 Countries that Drink the Most Beer per Capita

In this article, we are going to discuss the 5 countries that drink the most beer per capita. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the global beer market, the largest beer producer in the world, and the current state of the American beer market, head to 20 Countries that Drink the Most Beer per Capita.

5. Germany

Beer Consumption per Capita: 92.4L

Germany is the top beer producing country in the EU, with 7.6 billion liters produced in 2022, equivalent to over 22% of the entire EU production. Beer is so important in German culture that the country even came up with its own purity law 500 years ago. 

Germany sold 8.8 billion liters of beer in 2022, but sales of the beverage still haven’t fully recovered from the pandemic and Germans bought 5% less beer last year as compared to 2019. The German Brewers Federation expects 2023 to be a challenging year, due to high costs for raw materials, energy, intermediate products, and personnel.
Germany is among the countries that drink the most beer in Europe.