The Czech Republic remained the world's top in per-capita beer consumption for the 29th consecutive year since 1993. Among the top 35 countries, eight countries saw a decrease in consumption from 2020 to 2021.
Beer contributed 39.0% (74.6 million litres), Wine 38.6% (73.9 million litres), Spirits/RTDs 19.9% (38.0 million litres), and. Cider 2.5% (4.8 million litres).
The most recent data by country for 18 selected developed countries, indicated that annual alcohol consumption was in the range of 6 to 12 litres per capita. Australian annual alcohol consumption was fifth highest among the selected countries at 9.5 litres capita.
Unlike in the U.S., "light" beer in Australia is not lighter on calories; it's just lighter on alcohol content—usually around 2.5% ABV. By contrast, your average Australian beer is a standard 4.5% to 5%, and mid-strengths are around 3.5%. So why bother? Australia's DUI laws are relatively tough.
The year Aussies drank the most beer in the world
1 spot for the first time. The chart takes its data from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory and tracks the countries that drank the most beer per capita every year from 1961 to 2018. For many years, it was Germany that topped the list.
The report ranks consumption volume by country and region. China tops the list, reporting over 38 million kiloliters (some 10 billion gallons) drank in 2021.
Portugal has the highest rate of wine consumption by country in the world. Portuguese people drank an incredible 51.9 liters of wine per person in 2020. This equates to roughly a liter per person, per week. Portugal has a strong wine drinking culture, with wine commonly consumed at both lunch and dinner.
For example, Coca-Cola is the most consumed soft drink in almost every country, but its consumption is the highest in Mexico, Brazil, and the United States, according to the data collected by Gitnux.
The country that drinks the most Tea in the world is Turkey, followed by Ireland, the UK, Iran, Russia, Morocco, New Zealand, Chile, Egypt and Poland. You can visit these places and find out their respective Tea cultures for yourself, or you can simply sit back, relax and enjoy a brew at home.
India is the country that drinks the most whisky in the world. The people there consume an estimated 1.5 billion litres of whisky each year. According to Liquor Laboratory, that's over half of all the whisky produced on Earth in the same space of time.
Beer is thought to have been invented by the Sumerians, who lived in what is now Iraq, around 8,000 BC and ancient tablets have been unearthed showing the original brewers were women. The Sumerians even had a goddess of beer, Ninkasi.
With a 2022 revenue of $57.786 billion, Anheuser-Busch Inbev is the largest beer company in the world.
Vodka is native to Russia, even though there are lots of countries on Earth that make vodka, so it should come as no surprise that Russia consumes more vodka than any other country on Earth.
Australia is known for having a thriving beer culture. In fact, it's now possible to find over 200 different beers from all around the world being served at pubs across Australia.
As for the most popular drinks orders when it comes to beer, X The Balter XPA is the most popular pint on pour in Australia, with Carlton Draught coming out on top for Victoria, Felon's Crisp Lager in Queensland, Swan Draught in Western Australia and Coopers Pale Ale in South Australia.
Approximately 84 per cent of Australians drink alcohol at least once in a 12-month period, compared to 83.9 per cent in the UK and 68.9 per cent in the US. However, the UK leads the way with alcohol abuse problems.
Beer in Australia
In Australia the beer market is dominated by two large Japanese companies. Kirin owns the Lion brand in Australia and produces XXXX, Hahn and Tooheys, while Asahi owns Carlton & United Breweries and produces VB, Carlton and Corona.
Revenue in the Beer market amounts to US$13.19bn in 2023. The market is expected to grow annually by 4.90% (CAGR 2023-2027).
Budweiser was the most valued beer brand worldwide in 2021, with a worth of 16.17 billion U.S. dollars. The brand was followed by Heineken in second and Stella Artois, ranked third. Brand value is a bit of nebulous concept and different definitions exist.
Brauerei Weihenstephan, located at the monastery site since at least 1040, is said to be the world's oldest continuously operating brewery.
Many people associate the well-known German drinking culture with the birthplace of beer. It is true that modern-day beer styles were mostly developed in Europe (especially in Germany). But through research, we now know that beer was first enjoyed in ancient Mesopotamia.
The origin of the word "beer" is somewhat unclear, but it likely comes from an ancient Germanic word meaning "barley." This makes sense, as barley was one of the main ingredients used in early beer production. Another theory is that the word "beer" comes from the Latin word bibere, which means "to drink."
Belarus, a country that drinks the most liters of pure alcohol than any other country in the world, was also classified as having one the riskiest pattern of drinking.
In 2019, the top 10 European countries with the highest alcohol consumption per capita were Czechia (14.3 litres), Latvia (13.2), Moldova (12.9), Germany (12.8), Lithuania (12.8), Ireland (12.7), Spain (12.7), Bulgaria (12.5), Luxembourg (12.4), and Romania (12.3).