Countries by Beer Consumption Per Capita 2024

Countries ranked by beer consumption per person in 2024, measured in litres. The Czech Republic leads on 184 litres, well clear of Austria on 107 and Poland on 102.

The Czech figure works out at about 368 half-litre glasses a year — roughly one every single day, for every person in the country, infants and non-drinkers included. Per-capita figures divide total national consumption by the whole population, so consumption among adults who actually drink beer is substantially higher than the headline.

No other country in this table comes close. The Czech Republic drinks 1.72 times as much per head as second-placed Austria, and the gap between first and second (77 litres) is larger than the gap between second and eighth (19 litres). The Czech Republic has held the top position in this ranking for more than three decades — one of the most durable records in any consumption statistic.

Every country in the top eight is European, and all but Ireland and Finland are in central or eastern Europe. That geographic clustering is characteristic of beer: the leading countries in wine consumption per head form an equally tight group further south, and the two lists barely overlap.

A note on the measurement. These figures count beer sold or supplied within a country, which includes what visitors drink. Countries with heavy beer tourism or a large cross-border trade in cheaper beer show higher per-capita numbers than domestic drinking alone would produce, and the Czech figure is influenced by both. Sources also differ on whether low-alcohol and alcohol-free beer are included, which can move a country several litres either way.