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Another in my extra-specially-dull series of table-packed posts. About beer consumption per head, as the title gives away.
It was prompted by this table from “Brewing in Canada”:
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF BEER IN SELECTED COUNTRIES, 1953-1963 |
Country |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
Belgium |
129.1 |
131.4 |
134.6 |
131.8 |
132.3 |
133.7 |
130.0 |
130.0 |
130.0 |
123.2 |
115.9 |
West Germany |
57.7 |
60.0 |
66.8 |
72.3 |
82.7 |
85.9 |
91.8 |
94.6 |
101.4 |
107.3 |
113.7 |
Australia |
95.5 |
104.6 |
112.7 |
108.2 |
105.0 |
102.7 |
101.4 |
102.3 |
102.7 |
102.7 |
105.0 |
New Zealand |
92.7 |
94.1 |
99.6 |
99.1 |
102.7 |
102.7 |
95.9 |
101.4 |
101.4 |
104.1 |
100.0 |
United Kingdom |
81.8 |
78.2 |
81.8 |
80.9 |
80.9 |
79.1 |
83.6 |
85.0 |
88.6 |
87.7 |
87.7 |
Austria |
58.2 |
60.0 |
60.5 |
64.6 |
70.0 |
70.0 |
67.3 |
71.8 |
77.3 |
84.6 |
86.4 |
Denmark |
68.2 |
65.9 |
66.8 |
63.6 |
64.1 |
64.1 |
69.6 |
72.3 |
75.0 |
75.9 |
78.2 |
Switzerland |
50.0 |
50.0 |
54.1 |
56.8 |
60.9 |
64.1 |
65.9 |
60.9 |
69.1 |
74.1 |
76.8 |
Canada |
62.3 |
58.6 |
60.9 |
61.4 |
61.4 |
57.3 |
60.9 |
60.0 |
60.5 |
61.8 |
62.3 |
United States |
63.2 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
59.6 |
57.3 |
56.8 |
57.7 |
57.3 |
56.8 |
57.3 |
57.7 |
France |
22.7 |
24.5 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
32.7 |
36.8 |
40.0 |
38.2 |
36.8 |
36.8 |
36.4 |
Sweden |
28.6 |
28.6 |
32.3 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
29.5 |
31.8 |
30.9 |
31.4 |
30.0 |
33.2 |
Netherlands |
12.3 |
14.1 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
20.5 |
20.5 |
23.2 |
23.6 |
26.4 |
27.7 |
31.4 |
Norway |
20.0 |
20.0 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
23.2 |
24.1 |
24.1 |
25.9 |
25.0 |
26.4 |
Italy |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.8 |
Source: |
"Brewing in Canada", Brewers Association of Canada, 1965, page 117. |
Surprised at seeing Belgium in first place? I can’t say I am. I know consumption there used to be enormous. The real shock is Holland’s poor showing. It’s odd how Holland only really became a beer-drinking nation in the 1960’s and 1970’s.
Here are the modern numbers for Europe:
Beer consumption per capita 2008 - 2013 |
Country |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
Austria |
110 |
107 |
106 |
108 |
108 |
106 |
Belgium |
82 |
81 |
78 |
78 |
74 |
72 |
Bulgaria |
73 |
67 |
67 |
69 |
73 |
74 |
Croatia |
85 |
79 |
74 |
86 |
78 |
76 |
Cyprus |
58 |
51 |
52 |
51 |
55 |
55 |
Czech Republic |
158 |
159 |
144 |
145 |
148 |
144 |
Denmark |
78 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
64 |
64 |
Estonia |
88 |
85 |
78 |
72 |
72 |
73 |
Finland |
85 |
84 |
83 |
85 |
79 |
80 |
France |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
Germany |
111 |
110 |
107 |
107 |
108 |
107 |
Greece |
41 |
39 |
36 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Hungary |
72 |
65 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
Ireland |
99 |
91 |
90 |
86 |
86 |
79 |
Italy |
29 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
Latvia |
68 |
69 |
70 |
74 |
76 |
78 |
Lithuania |
91 |
83 |
90 |
96 |
96 |
93 |
Luxembourg |
94 |
86 |
85 |
85 |
83 |
83 |
Malta |
45 |
47 |
47 |
45 |
48 |
40 |
Netherlands |
79 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
Norway |
54 |
55 |
56 |
56 |
47 |
48 |
Poland |
94 |
91 |
91 |
95 |
98 |
96 |
Portugal |
61 |
60 |
59 |
53 |
49 |
49 |
Romania |
99 |
88 |
87 |
84 |
90 |
81 |
Slovakia |
81 |
79 |
79 |
73 |
76 |
72 |
Slovenia |
93 |
89 |
82 |
81 |
74 |
75 |
Spain |
52 |
51 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
46 |
Sweden |
52 |
52 |
50 |
51 |
50 |
50 |
Switzerland |
58 |
57 |
57 |
58 |
57 |
56 |
Turkey |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
United Kingdom |
84 |
76 |
74 |
74 |
67 |
66 |
Average EU 28 |
78 |
75 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
Average All |
75 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
68 |
Source: |
"Beer Statistics 2014 edition" The Brewers of Europe, page 14. |
The Czechs lead, of course. Good showing from the Austrians, going neck to neck with the Germans.
And here are the tables nailed together:
Beer consumption per capita 1953 - 2013 |
Country |
1953 |
1963 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
% change 1953 - 2013 |
% change 1963 - 2013 |
Belgium |
129.1 |
115.9 |
82 |
81 |
78 |
78 |
74 |
72 |
-44.23% |
-37.89% |
West Germany |
57.7 |
113.7 |
111 |
110 |
107 |
107 |
108 |
107 |
85.33% |
-5.85% |
Australia |
95.5 |
105.0 |
108.4 |
108.0 |
104.9 |
100.7 |
96.5 |
93.1 |
-2.49% |
-11.36% |
New Zealand |
92.7 |
100.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United Kingdom |
81.8 |
87.7 |
84 |
76 |
74 |
74 |
67 |
66 |
-19.34% |
-24.78% |
Austria |
58.2 |
86.4 |
110 |
107 |
106 |
108 |
108 |
106 |
82.16% |
22.72% |
Denmark |
68.2 |
78.2 |
78 |
72 |
69 |
68 |
64 |
64 |
-6.15% |
-18.15% |
Switzerland |
50.0 |
76.8 |
58 |
57 |
57 |
58 |
57 |
56 |
11.98% |
-27.11% |
Canada |
62.3 |
62.3 |
84.6 |
83.2 |
81.4 |
79.6 |
78.9 |
76.7 |
23.13% |
23.13% |
United States |
63.2 |
57.7 |
82.2 |
79.8 |
78.4 |
76.9 |
|
|
|
|
France |
22.7 |
36.4 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
31.98% |
-17.51% |
Sweden |
28.6 |
33.2 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
51 |
50 |
50 |
74.58% |
50.66% |
Netherlands |
12.3 |
31.4 |
79 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
470.29% |
123.16% |
Norway |
20.0 |
26.4 |
54 |
55 |
56 |
56 |
47 |
48 |
139.97% |
82.04% |
Italy |
2.7 |
6.8 |
29 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
963.18% |
325.27% |
Sources: |
"Beer Statistics 2014 edition" The Brewers of Europe, page 14. |
"Brewers' Almanac 2013 edition, page 24. |
Australian Bureau of Statistics http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@....atures42012-13 |
Annual Statistical Bulletin, Beer Canada, page 10. |
Interesting that the four bottom countries in the first table are some of the few to have shown growth 1953 to 2013. Though in the last five years beer consumption has fallen everywhere in Europe, except for Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
That’s me done. I might dig out the numbers for intervening years. If arsing allows.
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