Poles eating more meat but drinking less alcohol
The potato, long a staple of Polish cuisine, is also losing popularity.
Recent data from Statistics Poland (GUS) indicates that Poles are consuming more meat, with an average of 82 kilograms per person in 2025, which is a 7.5% increase from the previous year and a 15.7% rise since 2015. This trend is part of a long-term pattern, with meat consumption growing by 22.7% since 2005. Concurrently, alcohol consumption has been declining, with the average Pole drinking 81.7 litres of beer in 2025, a 4.9% decrease from the previous year and an 18.7% drop since 2018.
Spirits and liqueurs consumption also fell by 5.9% year-on-year in 2025. Despite these changes, alcohol consumption remains higher than it was two decades ago, with a 28% increase in spirits consumption and a 1.2% rise in beer consumption compared to 2005.
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