Press release No. 045 of 1 February 2022
- 2.2% decline in 2021 year on year
- Once again, closed restaurants and cancelled major events impacted sales, especially in January (-27.0%) and February (-19.1%)
WIESBADEN – In 2021, the beer producing and storing establishments in Germany sold roughly 8.5 billion litres of beer. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a decrease in beer sales of 2.2%, or 187.7 million litres, compared with 2020. Beer sales had already been down 5.5% in 2020 on 2019. These figures do not include non-alcoholic beers, malt beverages or beer imported from countries outside the European Union (EU).
For more results and methodological notes please refer to Fachserie 14, Reihe 9.2.1, “Absatz von Bier“. Long time series on beer sales are available in table 73421-0001 in the GENESIS-Online database.
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