Africa bucks trend of falling global beer output

Africa went against the atom of falling planetary brew accumulation successful 2025, information compiled by large hop supplier BarthHaas shows.

In a study issued by BarthHaas yesterday (21 July), BarthHaas said output fell 0.7% past twelvemonth to conscionable beneath 1.9bn hectolitres.

Production successful each of Europe, the Americas, Asia and Oceania declined successful 2025, though much brew was brewed successful Africa, BarthHaas said.

Output successful Africa, boosted by accumulation successful South Africa, grew 2.6% to 166.7 cardinal hectolitres (mhl).

The representation crossed the Americas was mixed, with output successful North America down 1.9% but rising successful Central and South America by 1.3% and 1.7% respectively, the information showed.

In Europe, brew accumulation declined 1.6%. Germany, the region's biggest brewer (and sixth globally) saw its output autumn much than 5%.

Overall output successful Asia fell 1.2% to 586.7mhl arsenic higher accumulation successful India was offset by a declines successful China, the world's largest brewer. Production besides fell successful Myanmar, Japan, Vietnam and South Korea.

BarthHaas besides provides information for the accumulation of idiosyncratic brewing groups.

According to the company, Anheuser-Busch InBev accounted for much than a 4th of planetary brew accumulation past twelvemonth astatine 484.2mhl. Heineken stood second, brewing 235.7mhl, immoderate 12.4% of planetary output.

China Resources Snow Breweries, Carlsberg and Molson Coors rounded retired the apical five.

Looking ahead, the institution added: "Global brew accumulation is expected to stabilise astatine the erstwhile year's level for the 2026 brewing year, with maturation successful Africa, Asia, and Central and South America being wiped retired by declines successful Europe and North America."

"Africa bucks inclination of falling planetary brew output" was primitively created and published by Just Drinks, a GlobalData owned brand.