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It turns out arsing wasn’t problem. So here are figures for the intervening years. Or at least some of them.
My apologies for their incompleteness. The different sources I’ve used have different subsets of countries, hence the holes in certain places. A word of warning, too: the figures don’t always use the figure for population. Some only includes those of legal drinking age, others over-16’s and others the whole population. Unfortunately, some sources don’t bother to say which population figure they’ve used.
Here are the tables (a single table is too wide):
Beer consumption per capita 1976 - 2004
Country
1976
1980
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1993
Belgium
143
131
128
126.3
121
119.8
122
119
115
121
108
West Germany
147
145.9
148.6
144.4
145.4
156.4
144.2
144
143
East Germany
118
-
146.7
142.2
141.6
142.1
143
143
-
Germany
138
Australia
142
-
117.8
114.5
115.5
111.3
111
113
-
-
96
New Zealand
133
-
114
116.9
115.2
120.8
122
115
-
-
-
United Kingdom
126
121.7
108
108.4
77
77.3
94
94
90
-
112.6
Austria
104
101.9
109.4
107.7
111.6
118.5
118.3
118
-
-
118
Denmark
128
130.7
133.9
129.7
121.2
125.7
125
125
127
-
126
Switzerland
71
69.5
70.3
68.6
69.2
69.4
69.3
69
-
-
65.5
Canada
86
-
83.5
82.7
81.6
81.1
82
83
-
-
71
United States
82
-
92
90.7
90.3
90.8
90.1
89
-
-
86
France
-
44.3
-
-
-
38
39
-
-
-
39
Sweden
60
47.4
-
-
-
47
52
-
-
-
64
Netherlands
73
86.4
87.5
83.4
84.5
86
84.3
83
88
-
85
Norway
-
48.1
-
-
-
49
-
-
-
-
50
Italy
-
16.7
-
-
-
18
23
-
-
-
25.1
Beer consumption per capita 1976 - 2004
Country
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Belgium
106
106
102
101
98
100
99
98
96
96
93
West Germany
East Germany
Germany
139
137.7
131.7
131.2
127.4
127.5
125.5
123.1
-
117.7
Australia
-
-
95.3
94.7
94.5
New Zealand
-
-
-
-
84.7
-
-
-
-
-
United Kingdom
112.6
112.7
118
123.7
124.2
126
125
125
-
118
Austria
117
115.6
116
113.2
108.1
108.9
108
106.9
-
110.6
Denmark
126
124.4
117.6
116.7
107.7
104.6
102
99
-
96.2
Switzerland
64.8
64.5
60.6
59.5
59.9
58.8
58.3
57
-
58.7
Canada
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
United States
-
-
-
-
82
-
82
81
-
-
France
39.3
39.1
39.6
37
38.6
38.7
36.2
36
-
35.5
Sweden
67.3
64.5
59
61.7
57.3
59.3
58.4
55
-
55.4
Netherlands
85
86
85.1
86.4
84.3
84.4
82.8
83
-
78.8
Norway
50.5
52.5
52.6
52.9
49.7
52
52
51
52
50.6
Italy
26.2
25.4
24
25.4
26.9
27.1
28
29
-
30.1
Sources:
World Guide to Beer, Michael Jackson,
Bier in Belgie, Geert van Lierde,
Larousse la bière,
The Confederation of Belgian Brewers.
Economics Department, German Brewers' Association.
Brauwelt Brevier 2000
Brauwelt 31-32/2002
Bryggeriforeningen (Norway)
Brauwelt 18/2004 page .513
Brauwelt 3/2004, page 86
Brauwelt 22/2004, page 651
The Brewers of Europe (2003)
Centraal Brouwerij Kantoor
Het Brouwersblad June 2004. p.6
Deutscher Brauer-Bund, Bonn
Brauwelt Brevier 2005, p.20
1988 Brewers' Almanack, page 67.
Het Brouwersblad June 2005. p.7
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5w4-zwgnzI/VOXb2Spk2qI/AAAAAAAAWlw/egmvzihnQiI/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_1.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5w4-zwgnzI/VOXb2Spk2qI/AAAAAAAAWlw/egmvzihnQiI/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_1.jpg)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9tAiJD_F8CA/VOXb2aAWGvI/AAAAAAAAWls/5CzcZ0go5KU/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_2.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9tAiJD_F8CA/VOXb2aAWGvI/AAAAAAAAWls/5CzcZ0go5KU/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_2.jpg)
This is only a subset of the full table that includes so many countries that it’s rather unwieldy. Though you never know, I might be arsed to publish it in full.
It’s fascinating to note when beer consumption peaked in the different countries. Though as I don’t have figures for every single year it’s not 100% pinned down. Germany 1986, Belgium 1976, Australia 1976, New Zealand 1976, UK 1976 and 1999, Austria 1986, Denmark 1983, Switzerland 1963, Canada 1976, USA 1983, France 1980, Sweden 1994, Netherlands 1989, Norway 2010 and 2011, Italy 2003.
As you can see, in most of the traditional beer-drinking countries the peak was in the 1970’s or 1980’s. Outliers are Switzerland with 1963 and Norway and Italy, the only two countries with a peak in the 21st century.
I’m sure you pick more out of the numbers. Like Austria’s level of consumption being quite constant, the UK’s being up and down, but in most of the West a slow, steady decline for the last 20 years.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/02/beer-consumption-per-capita-1976-2004.html)
It turns out arsing wasn’t problem. So here are figures for the intervening years. Or at least some of them.
My apologies for their incompleteness. The different sources I’ve used have different subsets of countries, hence the holes in certain places. A word of warning, too: the figures don’t always use the figure for population. Some only includes those of legal drinking age, others over-16’s and others the whole population. Unfortunately, some sources don’t bother to say which population figure they’ve used.
Here are the tables (a single table is too wide):
Beer consumption per capita 1976 - 2004
Country
1976
1980
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1993
Belgium
143
131
128
126.3
121
119.8
122
119
115
121
108
West Germany
147
145.9
148.6
144.4
145.4
156.4
144.2
144
143
East Germany
118
-
146.7
142.2
141.6
142.1
143
143
-
Germany
138
Australia
142
-
117.8
114.5
115.5
111.3
111
113
-
-
96
New Zealand
133
-
114
116.9
115.2
120.8
122
115
-
-
-
United Kingdom
126
121.7
108
108.4
77
77.3
94
94
90
-
112.6
Austria
104
101.9
109.4
107.7
111.6
118.5
118.3
118
-
-
118
Denmark
128
130.7
133.9
129.7
121.2
125.7
125
125
127
-
126
Switzerland
71
69.5
70.3
68.6
69.2
69.4
69.3
69
-
-
65.5
Canada
86
-
83.5
82.7
81.6
81.1
82
83
-
-
71
United States
82
-
92
90.7
90.3
90.8
90.1
89
-
-
86
France
-
44.3
-
-
-
38
39
-
-
-
39
Sweden
60
47.4
-
-
-
47
52
-
-
-
64
Netherlands
73
86.4
87.5
83.4
84.5
86
84.3
83
88
-
85
Norway
-
48.1
-
-
-
49
-
-
-
-
50
Italy
-
16.7
-
-
-
18
23
-
-
-
25.1
Beer consumption per capita 1976 - 2004
Country
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Belgium
106
106
102
101
98
100
99
98
96
96
93
West Germany
East Germany
Germany
139
137.7
131.7
131.2
127.4
127.5
125.5
123.1
-
117.7
Australia
-
-
95.3
94.7
94.5
New Zealand
-
-
-
-
84.7
-
-
-
-
-
United Kingdom
112.6
112.7
118
123.7
124.2
126
125
125
-
118
Austria
117
115.6
116
113.2
108.1
108.9
108
106.9
-
110.6
Denmark
126
124.4
117.6
116.7
107.7
104.6
102
99
-
96.2
Switzerland
64.8
64.5
60.6
59.5
59.9
58.8
58.3
57
-
58.7
Canada
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
United States
-
-
-
-
82
-
82
81
-
-
France
39.3
39.1
39.6
37
38.6
38.7
36.2
36
-
35.5
Sweden
67.3
64.5
59
61.7
57.3
59.3
58.4
55
-
55.4
Netherlands
85
86
85.1
86.4
84.3
84.4
82.8
83
-
78.8
Norway
50.5
52.5
52.6
52.9
49.7
52
52
51
52
50.6
Italy
26.2
25.4
24
25.4
26.9
27.1
28
29
-
30.1
Sources:
World Guide to Beer, Michael Jackson,
Bier in Belgie, Geert van Lierde,
Larousse la bière,
The Confederation of Belgian Brewers.
Economics Department, German Brewers' Association.
Brauwelt Brevier 2000
Brauwelt 31-32/2002
Bryggeriforeningen (Norway)
Brauwelt 18/2004 page .513
Brauwelt 3/2004, page 86
Brauwelt 22/2004, page 651
The Brewers of Europe (2003)
Centraal Brouwerij Kantoor
Het Brouwersblad June 2004. p.6
Deutscher Brauer-Bund, Bonn
Brauwelt Brevier 2005, p.20
1988 Brewers' Almanack, page 67.
Het Brouwersblad June 2005. p.7
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5w4-zwgnzI/VOXb2Spk2qI/AAAAAAAAWlw/egmvzihnQiI/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_1.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D5w4-zwgnzI/VOXb2Spk2qI/AAAAAAAAWlw/egmvzihnQiI/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_1.jpg)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9tAiJD_F8CA/VOXb2aAWGvI/AAAAAAAAWls/5CzcZ0go5KU/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_2.jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9tAiJD_F8CA/VOXb2aAWGvI/AAAAAAAAWls/5CzcZ0go5KU/s1600/Beer_consumption_per_capita_1976_2004_2.jpg)
This is only a subset of the full table that includes so many countries that it’s rather unwieldy. Though you never know, I might be arsed to publish it in full.
It’s fascinating to note when beer consumption peaked in the different countries. Though as I don’t have figures for every single year it’s not 100% pinned down. Germany 1986, Belgium 1976, Australia 1976, New Zealand 1976, UK 1976 and 1999, Austria 1986, Denmark 1983, Switzerland 1963, Canada 1976, USA 1983, France 1980, Sweden 1994, Netherlands 1989, Norway 2010 and 2011, Italy 2003.
As you can see, in most of the traditional beer-drinking countries the peak was in the 1970’s or 1980’s. Outliers are Switzerland with 1963 and Norway and Italy, the only two countries with a peak in the 21st century.
I’m sure you pick more out of the numbers. Like Austria’s level of consumption being quite constant, the UK’s being up and down, but in most of the West a slow, steady decline for the last 20 years.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/02/beer-consumption-per-capita-1976-2004.html)