Belgium: annual volume of beer produced 2008-2016
Belgium is well-known for its beer, and Jupiler, Leffe, Duvel and Stella Artois are just four of the most famous beers produced in Belgium. According to the most recent figures, the annual volume of beer produced amounted to over 20 million hectoliters, making this relatively small country one of Europe’s leading beer producers.
An industry on the rise
In the last few years, the number of Belgian breweries has increased exponentially, and in 2020, nearly 380 breweries were responsible for the total Belgian beer production. New breweries are founded every year, and between 2014 and 2020 the number of breweries more than doubled. At the same time, the number of people employed in the beer brewing industry also increased, from roughly 4,500 employees in 2012 to 6,200 in 2020.
Belgian beer exports
A country with just over 11 million inhabitants, Belgium produces a lot more beer than its population can drink – despite an impressive annual consumption of nearly 70 liters per person. The majority of the of the beer produced in Belgium was exported abroad in 2020, mostly to other European countries. The leading destinations for Belgian beer were the neighboring countries France and the Netherlands, but further afield China, Russie, and the US were also enthusiastic importers of Belgian beer.
An industry on the rise
In the last few years, the number of Belgian breweries has increased exponentially, and in 2020, nearly 380 breweries were responsible for the total Belgian beer production. New breweries are founded every year, and between 2014 and 2020 the number of breweries more than doubled. At the same time, the number of people employed in the beer brewing industry also increased, from roughly 4,500 employees in 2012 to 6,200 in 2020.
Belgian beer exports
A country with just over 11 million inhabitants, Belgium produces a lot more beer than its population can drink – despite an impressive annual consumption of nearly 70 liters per person. The majority of the of the beer produced in Belgium was exported abroad in 2020, mostly to other European countries. The leading destinations for Belgian beer were the neighboring countries France and the Netherlands, but further afield China, Russie, and the US were also enthusiastic importers of Belgian beer.
