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Some more lovely numbers from that Polish trade journal. I hope you enjoy them as mush as I do.
Just a couple of observations. I'm struck by how high up the list Belgium comes. For such a small country, ranking fifth in the world (as it did in both 1913 and 1934) in terms of beer production is very impressive. Also note how far down the list the Netherlands is, producing not much more than 10% of what Belgium did.
Beer production fell almost everywhere after 1930, doubtless as a result of the worldwide recession. Also in just about every European country output was lower in 1934 than in 1913. One country which did show impressive growth was Japan, going from 100,000 hl in 1913 to almost 1.75 million hl in 1934.
It's weird that in some years more beer was brewed in tiny Luxembourg than in Mexico.
World beer production in 1913, 1920, 1929—1934 (1,000 hl)
Country
1913
1920
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
USA
76,655
9,384
8,000
28,000
25,000
25,000
39,135
50,248
Germany
69,200
25,618
57,028
48,486
37,093
33,581
34,132
36,838
United Kingdom
58,805
44,822
31,789
30,770
26,788
21,639
23,414
25,388
Austria
22,709
600
5,275
5,083
4,385
3,058
2,522
2,419
Belgium
16,727
10,407
15,377
16,662
18,377
15,558
14,400
13,800
France
12,844
11,548
17,555
18,314
18,577
17,627
17,700
16,743
Czechoslovakia
—
3,874
12,162
11,410
10,380
9,648
7,964
7,990
Russia')
10,138
—
2,000
3,000
4,510
3,000
3,700
3,700
Ireland
—
—
3,480
3,663
3,129
2,779
2,941
2,924
Australia
2,936
2,852
3,350
3,025
2,529
2,265
2,387
—
Switzerland
2,969
1,068
2,541
2,610
2,621
2,526
2,419
2,465
Sweden
2,706
2,021
2,052
2,982
2,835
2,806
2,418
2,429
Poland
—
—
2,786
2,516
1,931
1,400
1,058
1,102
Denmark
2,465
2,374
2,118
2,291
2,212
2,005
2,023
2,161
Canada
2,353
1,680
2,793
2,653
2,100
1,950
1,707
—
Netherlands
1,780
1,200
2,273
2,316
2,280
2,103
1,609
1,513
Argentina
1,000
1,493
1,981
2,132
1,828
1,158
1,308
1,344
Brazil
700
819
1,766
1,766
1,456
850
900
925
Italy
673
949
1,127
902
718
397
339
372
Hungary
—
491
602
446
312
184
165
167
Yugoslavia
—
600
600
600
540
319
215
210
Norway
515
894
509
525
417
425
398
401
Mexico
500
300
680
720
719
418
520
673
Luxembourg
—
—
525
563
496
426
407
423
Chile
490
413
520
494
371
367
390
444
New Zealand
454
—
582
580
523
444
401
402
Japan
100
1,250
1,600
1,633
1,368
1,379
1,688
1,747
Romania
314
169
867
632
418
418
358
433
Finland
—
—
333
424
335
296
292
346
South Africa
300
350
349
323
314
273
270
327
Spain
310
302
744
794
744
719
632
749
Cuba
255
200
402
204
158
160
173
233
Bulgaria
166
139
84
51
48
91
60
46
India
170
161
118
95
88
81
69
—
Latvia
—
—
95
89
71
62
62
76
Lithuania
—
—
101
115
113
72
70
60
Turkey
97
100
40
41
36
32
23
22
Estonia
—
—
89
69
58
52
60
51
China
80
61
60
96
83
101
98
105
Uruguay
79
89
190
152
147
120
103
116
Peru
65
156
130
144
104
70
69
88
Ecuador
55
57
82
80
60
47
53
65
Colombia
55
85
315
200
130
142
200
375
Egypt
52
70
73
57
49
39
45
53
Bolivia
50
98
82
66
49
42
46
46
Gdansk
—
—
—
—
48
77
74
81
Portugal
40
56
100
83
59
56
59
55
Philippines
38
54
40
40
40
40
40
35
Algiers
35
35
100
140
140
108
113
91
Venezuela
35
30
150
111
118
65
71
55
Panama.
30
50
75
81
91
88
75
68
Belgian Congo
—
—
22
32
22
13
13
13
Paraguay
28
24
19
19
12
10
10
7
Greece
25
30
69
95
85
66
54
77
San Salvador
—
—
20
20
16
22
24
24
Costa Rica
—
—
18
15
12
10
14
11
Guatemala
15
10
30
11
10
7
9
8
Source:
Przegląd Piwowarsko-Słodowniczy: organ Związku Piwowarów w Polsce 1935 wrzesień R.1 Nr1, page 14.
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Some more lovely numbers from that Polish trade journal. I hope you enjoy them as mush as I do.
Just a couple of observations. I'm struck by how high up the list Belgium comes. For such a small country, ranking fifth in the world (as it did in both 1913 and 1934) in terms of beer production is very impressive. Also note how far down the list the Netherlands is, producing not much more than 10% of what Belgium did.
Beer production fell almost everywhere after 1930, doubtless as a result of the worldwide recession. Also in just about every European country output was lower in 1934 than in 1913. One country which did show impressive growth was Japan, going from 100,000 hl in 1913 to almost 1.75 million hl in 1934.
It's weird that in some years more beer was brewed in tiny Luxembourg than in Mexico.
World beer production in 1913, 1920, 1929—1934 (1,000 hl)
Country
1913
1920
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
USA
76,655
9,384
8,000
28,000
25,000
25,000
39,135
50,248
Germany
69,200
25,618
57,028
48,486
37,093
33,581
34,132
36,838
United Kingdom
58,805
44,822
31,789
30,770
26,788
21,639
23,414
25,388
Austria
22,709
600
5,275
5,083
4,385
3,058
2,522
2,419
Belgium
16,727
10,407
15,377
16,662
18,377
15,558
14,400
13,800
France
12,844
11,548
17,555
18,314
18,577
17,627
17,700
16,743
Czechoslovakia
—
3,874
12,162
11,410
10,380
9,648
7,964
7,990
Russia')
10,138
—
2,000
3,000
4,510
3,000
3,700
3,700
Ireland
—
—
3,480
3,663
3,129
2,779
2,941
2,924
Australia
2,936
2,852
3,350
3,025
2,529
2,265
2,387
—
Switzerland
2,969
1,068
2,541
2,610
2,621
2,526
2,419
2,465
Sweden
2,706
2,021
2,052
2,982
2,835
2,806
2,418
2,429
Poland
—
—
2,786
2,516
1,931
1,400
1,058
1,102
Denmark
2,465
2,374
2,118
2,291
2,212
2,005
2,023
2,161
Canada
2,353
1,680
2,793
2,653
2,100
1,950
1,707
—
Netherlands
1,780
1,200
2,273
2,316
2,280
2,103
1,609
1,513
Argentina
1,000
1,493
1,981
2,132
1,828
1,158
1,308
1,344
Brazil
700
819
1,766
1,766
1,456
850
900
925
Italy
673
949
1,127
902
718
397
339
372
Hungary
—
491
602
446
312
184
165
167
Yugoslavia
—
600
600
600
540
319
215
210
Norway
515
894
509
525
417
425
398
401
Mexico
500
300
680
720
719
418
520
673
Luxembourg
—
—
525
563
496
426
407
423
Chile
490
413
520
494
371
367
390
444
New Zealand
454
—
582
580
523
444
401
402
Japan
100
1,250
1,600
1,633
1,368
1,379
1,688
1,747
Romania
314
169
867
632
418
418
358
433
Finland
—
—
333
424
335
296
292
346
South Africa
300
350
349
323
314
273
270
327
Spain
310
302
744
794
744
719
632
749
Cuba
255
200
402
204
158
160
173
233
Bulgaria
166
139
84
51
48
91
60
46
India
170
161
118
95
88
81
69
—
Latvia
—
—
95
89
71
62
62
76
Lithuania
—
—
101
115
113
72
70
60
Turkey
97
100
40
41
36
32
23
22
Estonia
—
—
89
69
58
52
60
51
China
80
61
60
96
83
101
98
105
Uruguay
79
89
190
152
147
120
103
116
Peru
65
156
130
144
104
70
69
88
Ecuador
55
57
82
80
60
47
53
65
Colombia
55
85
315
200
130
142
200
375
Egypt
52
70
73
57
49
39
45
53
Bolivia
50
98
82
66
49
42
46
46
Gdansk
—
—
—
—
48
77
74
81
Portugal
40
56
100
83
59
56
59
55
Philippines
38
54
40
40
40
40
40
35
Algiers
35
35
100
140
140
108
113
91
Venezuela
35
30
150
111
118
65
71
55
Panama.
30
50
75
81
91
88
75
68
Belgian Congo
—
—
22
32
22
13
13
13
Paraguay
28
24
19
19
12
10
10
7
Greece
25
30
69
95
85
66
54
77
San Salvador
—
—
20
20
16
22
24
24
Costa Rica
—
—
18
15
12
10
14
11
Guatemala
15
10
30
11
10
7
9
8
Source:
Przegląd Piwowarsko-Słodowniczy: organ Związku Piwowarów w Polsce 1935 wrzesień R.1 Nr1, page 14.
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