Relative figures calculated based on data provided by the source. Prior values are based on previous publications. Missing percentage points to 100 percent are possible due to rounding.
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Distribution of beer production in Germany 2005-2023, by brewery production volume
The statistic shows the distribution of beer production in Germany by size of the brewery from 2005 to 2023. In 2023, the beer output of German breweries totaled around **** million hectoliters. The largest share of over seventy percent was produced by big breweries, with an annual production of over * hectoliters. Around *** percent of this was produced in small and microbreweries with a total annual production of 10,000 hectoliters or less.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (March 7, 2024). Distribution of beer production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by production volume of brewery [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Distribution of beer production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by production volume of brewery." Chart. March 7, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Distribution of beer production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by production volume of brewery. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Distribution of Beer Production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by Production Volume of Brewery." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Mar 2024, /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Distribution of beer production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by production volume of brewery ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Distribution of beer production in Germany from 2005 to 2023, by production volume of brewery [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, March 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/539319/beer-production-distribution-by-brewery-size-germany/
