Ranked: The Countries That Brew the Most Beer
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Key Takeaways
- China brewed 9.0 billion gallons of beer in 2024, producing nearly one in every five beers worldwide.
- The top five beer-producing countries accounted for almost half of global output.
- Africa was the fastest-growing beer region in 2024, led by strong gains in Angola and South Africa.
Beer is consumed almost everywhere, but brewing at scale is a different story.
Behind many of the world’s biggest beer brands are countries producing billions of gallons each year for domestic drinkers and export markets.
This visualization ranks the world’s largest beer producers in 2024, measured in U.S. gallons, using data from the BarthHaas Report 2024/25.
China Still Leads by a Wide Margin
China brewed 9.0 billion gallons of beer in 2024, making it the world’s largest producer by far.
That works out to 18.2% of global beer output, or nearly one in every five beers brewed worldwide. China also produced more beer than the United States and Brazil combined.
| Rank | Country | Beer Output (Billion Gallons) | Share of World (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9.01 | 18.2% |
| 2 | United States | 4.87 | 9.8% |
| 3 | Brazil | 3.89 | 7.9% |
| 4 | Mexico | 3.83 | 7.7% |
| 5 | Russia | 2.40 | 4.8% |
| 6 | Germany | 2.22 | 4.5% |
| 7 | Japan | 1.18 | 2.4% |
| 8 | Spain | 1.09 | 2.2% |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.98 | 2.0% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 0.95 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Poland | 0.91 | 1.8% |
| 12 | India | 0.87 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Vietnam | 0.83 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Colombia | 0.74 | 1.5% |
| 15 | Thailand | 0.60 | 1.2% |
| 16 | France | 0.56 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0.56 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Belgium | 0.55 | 1.1% |
| 19 | Canada | 0.54 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Argentina | 0.54 | 1.1% |
| 21 | Czech Republic | 0.53 | 1.1% |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.51 | 1.0% |
| 23 | Italy | 0.46 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Philippines | 0.46 | 0.9% |
| 25 | Angola | 0.43 | 0.9% |
| 26 | South Korea | 0.428 | 0.9% |
| 27 | Cambodia | 0.423 | 0.9% |
| 28 | Peru | 0.398 | 0.8% |
| 29 | Romania | 0.396 | 0.8% |
| 30 | Ukraine | 0.37 | 0.7% |
| 31 | Australia | 0.368 | 0.7% |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 0.362 | 0.7% |
| 33 | Chile | 0.300 | 0.6% |
| 34 | Turkey | 0.293 | 0.6% |
| 35 | Austria | 0.267 | 0.5% |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0.246 | 0.5% |
| 37 | Ireland | 0.219 | 0.4% |
| 38 | Portugal | 0.201 | 0.4% |
| 39 | Ecuador | 0.180 | 0.4% |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0.170 | 0.3% |
| 41 | Denmark | 0.169 | 0.3% |
| 42 | Laos | 0.159 | 0.3% |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.147 | 0.3% |
| 44 | DR Congo | 0.142 | 0.3% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 0.140 | 0.3% |
| 46 | Venezuela | 0.137 | 0.3% |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 0.137 | 0.3% |
| 48 | Taiwan | 0.133 | 0.3% |
| 49 | Tanzania | 0.128 | 0.3% |
| 50 | Ivory Coast | 0.127 | 0.3% |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 0.124 | 0.3% |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 0.117 | 0.2% |
| 53 | Mozambique | 0.112 | 0.2% |
| 54 | Kenya | 0.111 | 0.2% |
| 55 | Greece | 0.108 | 0.2% |
| 56 | Sweden | 0.106 | 0.2% |
| 57 | Uganda | 0.105 | 0.2% |
| 58 | Belarus | 0.102 | 0.2% |
| 59 | Switzerland | 0.0992 | 0.2% |
| 60 | Ghana | 0.0979 | 0.2% |
| 61 | Congo (Brazzaville) | 0.0951 | 0.2% |
| 62 | Bolivia | 0.0948 | 0.2% |
| 63 | Panama | 0.0893 | 0.2% |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.0880 | 0.2% |
| 65 | Serbia | 0.0855 | 0.2% |
| 66 | Finland | 0.0853 | 0.2% |
| 67 | Burkina Faso | 0.0819 | 0.2% |
| 68 | Croatia | 0.0796 | 0.2% |
| 69 | New Zealand | 0.0782 | 0.2% |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.0766 | 0.2% |
| 71 | Paraguay | 0.0759 | 0.2% |
| 72 | Lithuania | 0.0734 | 0.1% |
| 73 | Norway | 0.0721 | 0.1% |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 0.0713 | 0.1% |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 0.0650 | 0.1% |
| 76 | Cuba | 0.0648 | 0.1% |
| 77 | Zambia | 0.0618 | 0.1% |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 0.0555 | 0.1% |
| 79 | Gabon | 0.0528 | 0.1% |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.0528 | 0.1% |
| 81 | Israel | 0.0526 | 0.1% |
| 82 | Namibia | 0.0489 | 0.1% |
| 83 | Slovenia | 0.0476 | 0.1% |
| 84 | Tunisia | 0.0454 | 0.1% |
| 85 | Uruguay | 0.0447 | 0.1% |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0.0439 | 0.1% |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0.0426 | 0.1% |
| 88 | Costa Rica | 0.0416 | 0.1% |
| 89 | Moldova | 0.0396 | 0.1% |
| 90 | Malaysia | 0.0396 | 0.1% |
| 91 | Algeria | 0.0396 | 0.1% |
| 92 | Honduras | 0.0394 | 0.1% |
| 93 | Madagascar | 0.0375 | 0.1% |
| 94 | Georgia | 0.0359 | 0.1% |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0.0350 | 0.1% |
| 96 | Benin | 0.0338 | 0.1% |
| 97 | Togo | 0.0328 | 0.1% |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 0.0320 | 0.1% |
| 99 | Singapore | 0.0317 | 0.1% |
| 100 | Malawi | 0.0306 | 0.1% |
| 101 | Mongolia | 0.0291 | 0.1% |
| 102 | Puerto Rico | 0.0291 | 0.1% |
| 103 | Chad | 0.0251 | 0.1% |
| 104 | Egypt | 0.0249 | 0.1% |
| 105 | Estonia | 0.0248 | 0.1% |
| 106 | Iran | 0.0238 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.0218 | 0.0% |
| 108 | Morocco | 0.0216 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Botswana | 0.0208 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Albania | 0.0199 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Latvia | 0.0195 | 0.0% |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0181 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0157 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 0.0137 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0135 | 0.0% |
| 116 | Mauritius | 0.0135 | 0.0% |
| 117 | Guyana | 0.0131 | 0.0% |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 0.0129 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Bhutan | 0.0127 | 0.0% |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 0.0127 | 0.0% |
| 121 | Cyprus | 0.0113 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Jamaica | 0.0109 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.0101 | 0.0% |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.00946 | 0.0% |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.00930 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 0.00925 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Tajikistan | 0.00859 | 0.0% |
| 128 | Burundi | 0.00845 | 0.0% |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.00845 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Central African Republic | 0.00753 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Eritrea | 0.00740 | 0.0% |
| 132 | Montenegro | 0.00740 | 0.0% |
| 133 | Jordan | 0.00663 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Réunion | 0.00594 | 0.0% |
| 135 | Eswatini | 0.00594 | 0.0% |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 0.00586 | 0.0% |
| 137 | Malta | 0.00518 | 0.0% |
| 138 | Haiti | 0.00515 | 0.0% |
| 139 | Iceland | 0.00507 | 0.0% |
| 140 | Mali | 0.00502 | 0.0% |
| 141 | Sierra Leone | 0.00499 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Tahiti (French Polynesia) | 0.00476 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Senegal | 0.00462 | 0.0% |
| 144 | St. Lucia | 0.00457 | 0.0% |
| 145 | Liberia | 0.00396 | 0.0% |
| 146 | New Caledonia | 0.00396 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Bahamas | 0.00386 | 0.0% |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.00370 | 0.0% |
| 149 | Dutch Antilles | 0.00365 | 0.0% |
| 150 | Seychelles | 0.00267 | 0.0% |
| 151 | Samoa | 0.00264 | 0.0% |
| 152 | Suriname | 0.00262 | 0.0% |
| 153 | Niger | 0.00259 | 0.0% |
| 154 | Pakistan | 0.00211 | 0.0% |
| 155 | Barbados | 0.00209 | 0.0% |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 0.00172 | 0.0% |
| 157 | Martinique | 0.00159 | 0.0% |
| 158 | Aruba | 0.00151 | 0.0% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.00132 | 0.0% |
| 160 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.00119 | 0.0% |
| 161 | Belize | 0.00106 | 0.0% |
| 162 | Grenada | 0.000845 | 0.0% |
| 163 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.000687 | 0.0% |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.000528 | 0.0% |
| 165 | Cayman Islands | 0.000528 | 0.0% |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 0.000423 | 0.0% |
| 167 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0.000317 | 0.0% |
| 168 | Dominica | 0.000291 | 0.0% |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 0.000264 | 0.0% |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 0.000238 | 0.0% |
| 171 | North Korea | 0.000211 | 0.0% |
| 172 | Palestine | 0.000106 | 0.0% |
| 173 | South Sudan | 0.0000528 | 0.0% |
| 174 | Gambia | 0.0000528 | 0.0% |
However, its dominance has declined over time. In 2013, China accounted for 25.7% of global beer production.
The Americas Remain Beer Heavyweights
The United States ranked second with 4.9 billion gallons, followed by Brazil and Mexico.
Together, these three countries brewed more than 12.5 billion gallons in 2024.
The U.S. market remains large, but production fell 4.8% as craft brewery closings outpaced openings for the first time since 2005.
Mexico’s position is also notable. With 3.8 billion gallons brewed, it nearly matched Brazil and remains a major export hub for global beer brands.
Russia Overtakes Germany in Europe
Russia produced 2.4 billion gallons of beer in 2024, moving ahead of Germany to become Europe’s largest beer producer.
This shift reflects major changes in the Russian beer market after several Western brewers exited the country. Carlsberg’s Baltika unit was seized by the state in 2023 and later sold to local management.
Domestic production rose 9% as import substitution supported local brewers. Germany, long associated with beer culture, ranked sixth globally with 2.2 billion gallons.
Africa Posts the Fastest Growth
Africa was the fastest-growing beer region in 2024, with output rising 6.7%.
South Africa remained the continent’s largest beer producer, ranking ninth globally with 977 million gallons. Nigeria also made the top 25, producing 506 million gallons.
Angola stood out with a 35% production surge, reaching 428 million gallons.
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