Germany: Non-alcoholic beer on the road to success - doubling in 10 years

31-Jul-2024

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Enjoying beer without alcohol is becoming increasingly popular in Germany. In 2023, a good 556 million liters of non-alcoholic beer worth around 548 million euros were produced in this country. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) on International Beer Day on August 2, the production volume of non-alcoholic beer intended for sale has more than doubled in the past ten years (+109%). In 2013, it was still just under 267 million liters.

However, significantly more beer with alcohol is still produced in this country: In 2023, breweries in Germany produced a good 7.2 billion liters of alcoholic beer worth around 6.4 billion euros. Overall, however, the production of alcoholic beer in Germany has fallen by 14% in the last ten years. In 2013, almost 8.4 billion liters of alcoholic beer were still produced in Germany.

Production of mixed beer beverages with significantly lower growth

Mixed beer drinks such as shandies are lower in alcohol content than regular beer, but not completely alcohol-free. Their production has also increased in the last ten years: from just under 328 million liters in 2013 to around 363 million liters in 2023. This corresponds to an increase of 11%. In a ten-year comparison, the increase is therefore significantly lower than in the production of non-alcoholic beer.

Methodological notes:

In addition to beer with an alcohol content of 0.5% by volume or less, the "non-alcoholic beer" item also includes non-alcoholic mixed beer beverages.

The reporting population of the production statistics comprises companies with 20 or more employees in the manufacturing sector. Further information can be found in the quality report "Production surveys".

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