HARDminute factoid 59 BEER

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TOP TEN
PRODUCERS / CONSUMERS
OF BEER



Country
Millions of hectoliters
1 China
393
2 USA
234
3 Russia
116
4 Germany
105
5 Brazil
96
6 Mexico
81
7 Japan
63
8 United Kingdom
51
9 Poland
36
10 Spain
34

Top ten countries per capita consumption
Country
liters per capita
1 Czech Republic
159
2 Germany
111
3 Austria
108
4 Venezuela
101
5 Poland
93
6 Romania
92
7 United Kingdom
88
8 Belgium
86
9 Australia
85
10 Spain
84

The USA is number 11 at 83 liter per capita
The top 5 largest “brewing groups” in the world (end 2008) make half of the world’s beer!
The World's Top 5 Brewing Groups

Brewing Group
Corporate HQ
Millions Hectoliter
% World Production
1 AB Inbev (1)
Belgium
388.1
21.4%
2 SAB Miller
United Kingdom
174.4
9.6%
3 Heineken
Netherlands
161.5
8.9%
4 Carlsberg
Denmark
109.3
6.0%
5 China Resource Brewery
China
73
4.0%
(1) Anheuser-Busch Inbev(2) South African Breweries Miller (does not include joint venture data with Molson-Coors)

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