In Europe, production fell by 9m hl, largely driven by a drop in output from the UK (-3.3m hl), Germany (-2.9m hl) and Poland (-2m hl).
In the Americas, output fell by 7.2m hl with U.S. production dropping 9.9m hl while South American production rose 2.4m hl and Central American and the Caribbean production rose 0.2m hl.
Indian production was up 3.8m hl) and Cambodian up 2m hl, while it fell in Vietnam by 8m hectolitres, and there were declines of over 1m hl in South Korea, Thailand, China and Kazakhstan.
Africa saw a 4.6m hl increase in output, with the most significant growth in South Africa (+1.4m hl), Ethiopia (+1.1m hl) and Cameroon (+1.1m hl).
China is the world’s leading brewer according to the BarthHaas Report.
In 2023, China’s output stood at 360 million hl.
The US is the second biggest producer of beer with an output of 193m hl in 2023.
Rounding off the top ten countries are Poland in ninth place with 36m hl and South Africa in tenth position with an estimated 35m hl.
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