Oktoberfest 2024 Beer Consumption Tops 7 Million Liters

Oktoberfest 2024 finished on Sunday October 6th and, as in previous years, beer consumption hit a mind-boggling 7 million Liters at the festival in just 16 days.

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While slightly down on last year, when 7.4 Liters of beer were sold, this is nevertheless a staggering (pardon the pun) amount. Most likely the generally good weather played a role, with cheerful visitors turning out by the millions.

Of course it is not just beer consumption that made for fascinating statistics at the 2024 Oktoberfest in Munich.

6.7 million visitors attended the 2024 Oktoberfest

Visitor numbers were strong with 6.7 million people visiting the festival. With a warm and sunny first week and relatively cool second week, visitors spread out over the beer tents, beer gardens and festival rides. Of these, 430,000 people were counted at the Oide Wiesen (traditional festival grounds) this year.

Families with children made up a significant number of visitors this year.

While the majority of visitors came from Munich and surrounding areas, international guests made up significant numbers again. These came mostly from the USA, Italy, the UK, Austria, Poland, France, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands and, for the first time, increasingly from India.

Traditional dress was once again very popular, with the majority of visitors wearing this. There seems to be a trend toward higher quality, locally made traditional dress.

Other 2024 Oktoberfest Statistics

• Food consumption increased by 9% over the previous year with the absolute best-seller once again being the “Wiesn Hendl” (half a chicken)
• Organic & regional food, as well as vegetarian and vegan options are becoming increasingly popular
• Non-alcoholic beer makes up for about 5% of beer sales
• The number of criminal offences fell by 25.8% from previous years
• Security personnel prevented 98,000 beer mugs from being stolen
• Energy use was up 12% from last year, with 2.8 million kWh being used
• 802 tons of rubbish was collected

The Lost & Found office reported 3,500 items including:

• 700 wallets
• 700 items of clothing
• 500 passports and IDs
• 315 mobile phones
• 450 credit / debit cards
• 150 keys
• 300 sunglasses / prescription glasses
• 160 bags, backpacks and totes
• 60 umbrellas
• 45 jewelry items
• Approx. 800 items were returned to their owners during the festival.

For more facts and figures visit the festival organizer’s website here.