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Czech Republic leads the world in per-capita beer consumption for the 32nd consecutive year. China consumes the most total volume. Nigeria is Africa's fastest-growing beer market. Here is the complete global beer consumption ranking, how the data is collected, and what actually drives each country's place on the list.

Country alcohol comparisons depend on pure-alcohol units, the age range, and estimates of unrecorded drinking. Learn what a per-capita figure can tell you and what it cannot.