World Beer Production

2002

1,450.9 Mio hl

2003*

1,468.4 Mio hl + 1.2 %

2004*

1,487.0 Mio hl + 1.3 %

World Hop Acreage
2001 59,037 ha
2002 56,401 ha – 4.5 %
2003 55,029 ha – 2.4 %

World Hop Crop
2001 96,959 mt
2002 97,130 mt + 0.2 %
2003* 84,333 mt – 13.2 %

 

World Alpha Acids Supply
2001 7,992 mt
2002 7,935 mt – 0.7 %
2003* 6,099 mt – 23.1 %

 

World Alpha Acids Demand

2002

7,627 mt

2003*

7,635 mt + 0.1 %

2004*

7,584 mt – 0.7 %

 

 

Worldwide use of Hops and Hops Products (estimated)

Hops
mt 
Pellets
mt

 % total
Extract
mt
% total

1990

114,091

46,500

40.8

25,500

22.4

1991

130,316

53,500

41.1

29,500

 22.6

1992

121,871

51,000

41.8

28,250

23.2

1993  

138,150

57,500

41.6

34,250

24.8

1994

121,380

47,500

39.1

32,750

27.0

1995  

127,397

51,000

40.0

34,250

26.9

1996  

125,099

51,000

40.8

33,250

26.6

1997  

111,698

46,000

41.2

29,500

 26.4

1998  

94,340

45,500

48.2

29,750

31.5

1999  

95,519

52,000

54.4

28,000

29.3

2000

95,925

56,000

58.4

24,650

25.7

2001  

96,959

52,900

54.6

28,800

29.7

2002

97,130

53,400

55.0

28,500

29.3

2003* 84,333 51,000 60.5

23,000

27.3
*) Estimate


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