Although the EU increasingly produces more non-alcoholic beer or low alcohol, the vast majority of beer on the block is still alcoholic. In 2023, traditional beer will represent around 95% of beer production of the block, with more than 32,000 million liters. Compared to 1.8 billion liters of non-alcoholic or low-alcohol beer.
However, the figures from Eurostat indicate that non-traditional beer is taking giant steps to bridge the gap. From 2022 to 2023, non-traditional beer production increased by more than 13%, while traditional beer production decreased by 5%.
Which is the largest beer country in the EU?
Germany dominates the beer market of the continent on all fronts. It remains by far the largest manufacturer of traditional EU beerwith 22% of the total production, followed by Spain, with 12%. Germany also ranks first in non-alcoholic or low alcohol beerwith nearly 30% (556 million liters), followed again by Spain with 14% (253 million), the Netherlands (202 million), France (161 million), the Czech Republic (117 million) and Romania (85 million).
Britons’ love for EU beer surpasses Brexit
In terms of exports, the Netherlands They are the main seller of traditional beer in the EU, with 21.5% of EU sales outside the bloc.
Despite Brexit, The United Kingdom is the main destination for EU beerswith 23% of total exports. The second export partner is the United States (16.1%), followed by Russia (8.4%), China (7.3%) and Cuba (5.2%). Regarding extra-EU imports, British beer is the most imported in the EU (57.6%), followed by the Mexican (17.2%). Regarding imports, France It remains the largest importer of alcoholic beer, with 17.1% of the EU total.
