Beer consumption in Czechia hits record low

Illustration photo: Lenka Žižková, Radio Prague International

People are drinking much less beer in Czechia than before, a country that is known for its highest beer consumption per capita in the world. Some of the reasons include tighter budgets due to economic uncertainty as well as the rising cost of draught beer. Will this trend continue in the years to come?

Beer consumption in Czechia is still the highest in the world despite its significant drop in recent years, Novinky.cz reported. The average number of beers drunk per capita in 2023, including infants, was 256 beers per head, about 128 litres, exceeding the lowest average consumption figures ​​during the COVID-19 restrictions and the lowest record number in 1963. But why?

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Author: Jakub Ferenčík