Earlier this week, analysts at UBS released their latest ‘Beeronomics’ research note, looking at the global beer landscape. Here, courtesy of UBS, is a breakdown of the top 25 beer markets around the world.

  Per capita consumption Volume (mhl) Organic volume CAGR
  2012 2016(Est) 2012 2012-2016 (Est)
China 37 44 502.5 5%
USA 78 75 244.1 0.2%
Brazil 68 74 134.3 2.7%
Russia 67 71 95 1.1%
Germany 110 104 89.7 -1.7%
Mexico 59 63 67.3 2.8%
Japan 45 44 57.9 -1.4%
UK 70 65 44.5 -1.5%
Poland 100 104 37.8 0.7%
Spain 77 72 35.9 -1.3%
South Africa 60 61 30.6 1.6%
Vietnam 31 43 28.1 9.7%
Ukraine 61 65 27.5 1.2%
Canada 64 61 22.3 0%
Venezuela 70 65 21.2 0.2%
France 32 28 20.1 -2.4%
Colombia 43 49 20.1 4.7%
India 2 3 20 13.2%
Thailand 30 33 19.6 3%
South Korea 38 41 18.7 2%
Argentina 45 43 18.6 -0.1%
Nigeria 11 13 18.1 6.2%
Philippines 18 19 18 3%
Romania 84 92 17.9 2.2%
Italy 28 26 17.2 -1.4%
  Company volume share
  ABInBev SABMiller Heineken Carlsberg Diageo Molson Coors Anadolu Efes Kirin Asahi Others
China 13% 22% 1% 4% 1% * 10% 16% 44%
USA 48% 29% * 4%             48%
Brazil 69%   9%             12%
Russia 16% * 13% 38%      16%     17%
Germany 9%     4%           86%
Mexico 58%   42%             0%
Japan               37% 38% 25%
UK 18% 2% 27% 15% 5% 18%       15%
Poland   37% 36% 18%           10%
Spain     27%             73%
South Africa   89% 11%             0%
Vietnam   0% 20% 38%           42%
Ukraine 34% *   29%     5%     32%
Canada 41%         39%       20%
Venezuela 21%                 79%
France 10%   29% 29%           32%
Colombia   98%               2%
India 2% 25% 53% 7%           13%
Thailand     5%             95%
South Korea                   100%
Argentina 78% 3% 19%             0%
Nigeria   2% 68%   28%         3%
Philippines               96%   4%
Romania   26% 34% 8%   13%       18%
Italy 7% 19% 31% 7%           36%

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