Beer sales 4.5% lower in 2023 than in the previous year

Long-term decline in beer sales: breweries and beer warehouses sold 11.5% less beer in 2023 than in 2013

02-Feb-2024

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beer sales fell by 4.5% or 394.2 million liters in 2023 compared to the previous year. According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the breweries and beer warehouses based in Germany sold a total of around 8.4 billion liters of beer. After a slight increase of 2.7% in 2022, the long-term trend of falling sales figures thus continued. The figures do not include non-alcoholic beers and malt beverages or beer imported from countries outside the European Union (EU).

Beer sales with significant seasonal fluctuations

Monthly beer sales figures also showed a striking seasonal pattern in 2023. Just as beer sales rose significantly in the spring and summer months, they fell again in the fall and winter. A long-term trend is also evident: annual beer sales in Germany are falling continuously. In 2023, it was 11.5% lower than in 2013 (9.5 billion liters) and 25.3% lower than in 1993 (11.2 billion liters).

Domestic sales fall by 4.2%, exports decline by 5.9

82.8% of beer sales in 2023 were intended for domestic consumption and were taxed. Domestic sales fell by 4.2% to 6.9 billion liters compared to 2022 17.1% or 1.4 billion liters of beer were exported tax-free, 5.9% less than in 2022. 784.0 million liters (-2.6%) of this went to EU countries and 646.7 million liters (-9.6%) to non-EU countries. Breweries gave 11.3 million liters (+1.2 %) to their employees free of charge as home brew.

Declining trend for beer blends in 2023 as well

There was also a decline in sales of beer mixes - beer mixed with lemonade, cola, fruit juices and other non-alcoholic additives - in 2023. Compared to 2022, 9.2% fewer beer mixes were sold. At 403.0 million liters, they accounted for 4.8% of total beer sales.

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