European countries still come out on top as drinking the most beer in the world per person.
Czech Republic consumed the highest amount of beer per head with 143 liters and a national total of 1.5 billion liters from 2013 to 2014, according to data released from Euromonitor International.
However, China guzzled the most beer in total with 54 billion liters but consumption was only 4 liters per person due to the country's high population.
Germany, known for its famous annual Oktoberfest, was in second position, with 110 liters downed per person, followed by Austria with 108 liters.
In the UK, only 4.3 billion liters of beer - 67 liters per head - were drunk because of a decrease in lager and beer sales over the last three years, said Spiros Malandrakis, a senior analyst at Euromonitor. But mixed and flavored beers and cider sales were on the up, (the latter, however was not included as it is not counted as beer).
"It's been declining for a while as consumers get older and the core demographic - the working class - is struggling," said Malandrakis. "On top of that, you have consumers slowly moving into spirits, especially younger consumers.
"A key factor [to explain the decline] in the UK and US is the growth of craft beers - which are not included here and their definition has yet to be decided [officially], though it is small scale production of beer."
Data also revealed that seven out of the 10 nations showing the most rapid beer sale growth were Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia and Iran. This can be attributed to a surge in non-alcoholic sales.
Top 10: Countries listed in order of highest beer consumption per head with national totals
1. Czech Republic: 143 liters (1.5 billon liters)
2. Germany: 110 liters (8.9 billion liters)
3. Austria: 108 liters (920 million liters)
4. Estonia: 104 liters (135 million liters)
5. Poland: 100 liters (3.8 billion liters)
6. Ireland: 93 liters (430 million liters)
7. Romania: 90 liters (1.8 billion liters)
8. Lithuania: 89 liters (260 million liters)
9. Croatia: 82 liters (346 million liters)
10. Belgium: 81 liters (900 million liters)
In the UK, Euromonitor paints a fairly depressing picture with lager, beer, dark beer and standard lager seeing volume fall over the last three years. Only mixed and flavoured beers have seen a rise in sales.
"It's been [declining] for a while as consumers get older and the core demographic - the working class - is struggling," said Malandrakis. "On top of that, you have consumers slowly moving into spirits, especially younger consumers."
"A key factor [to explain the decline] in the UK and US is the growth of craft beers - which are not included here and their definition has yet to be decided [officially], though it is small scale production of beer," he added.
