In 2024, European Union countries produced 32.7 billion litres of beer containing more than 0.5 per cent alcohol and an additional 2 billion litres of beer with less than 0.5 per cent alcohol or no alcohol at all, amounting to a total of 34.7 billion litres.
Compared with 2023, production of beer with more than 0.5 per cent alcohol in the EU rose slightly by 0.6 per cent, equivalent to
