Alcohol-free and low-alcohol beer production in the EU jumped by 13% from 2022 to 2023, while the share of traditional brews declined. How large is the gap now?
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00:00Alcohol-free beer keeps gaining popularity. How far is it from overtaking traditional beer?
00:11The vast majority of beer produced in the EU remains alcoholic. In 2023, traditional beer
00:20accounted for around 95% of beer production, with over 32 billion litres. That's against
00:281.8 billion litres of alcohol-free beer, or with less than 0.5% of alcohol. But non-traditional
00:37beer is gaining ground. Production rose by over 13% from 2022 to 2023, while traditional beer
00:46went down by 5%. Germany remains by far the continent's biggest brewer, accounting for 22%
00:55of the EU's total output, followed by Spain at 12%. Germany places first also for alcohol-free
01:05beer, with around 30%, followed again by Spain at 14%. Despite Brexit, the UK is the preferred
01:15destination for EU beers, accounting for 23% of the total. Likewise, British beer is the most
01:25imported in the EU, followed by Mexican beer.