The tables illustrate the annual per capita consumption of beer and fruit juice across ten different countries.
Overall, Ireland records the highest level of beer intake by a significant margin, whereas Canada leads in fruit juice consumption. A notable pattern is that beer intake is considerably higher than juice consumption in every country listed.
In terms of beer, Irish citizens drink 155 litres per person per year, far exceeding the figures for all other nations. Germany and Austria follow with 119 and 106 litres respectively, while Belgium, Denmark, and the United Kingdom all register close to 98 litres. By contrast, consumption levels are lower in non-European countries, such as Australia (89 litres) and the United States (85 litres). At the bottom of the ranking are the Netherlands and Finland, with only 80 and 79 litres respectively—roughly half the Irish total.
Turning to fruit juice, Canadians consume the most, at 52.6 litres per person annually. The United States ranks second with just under 43 litres, and Germany comes third at 38.6 litres. Austria and Sweden report slightly lower levels, at around 37 and 35 litres, while Australia and Finland consume just over 30 litres each. The United Kingdom and the Netherlands follow with under 30 litres, and New Zealand has the lowest intake at only 24.8 litres.
To summarise, beer is consumed in far greater quantities than fruit juice, and the gap between the highest- and lowest-consuming nations in both categories is approximately twofold.