Which countries produce the most Wine?
The up and coming wine producers may take you by surprise!
According to International Organisation of Vine and Wine in their 2013 report on World Vitiviniculture, wine consumption remains constant across the globe at 243 millions of hectolitres and wine production remains relatively unchanged at 252 millions of hectolitres. Although the wine industry appears to be static with the biggest producers still being France, Italy & Spain, there has been an interesting growth shift in the countries that produce & consume wine.
| mhl | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Change in %, 2000-20012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Total | 280,000 | 266,000 | 257,000 | 264,000 | 296,000 | 278,000 | 283,000 | 268,000 | 269,000 | 272,000 | 264,000 | 267,000 | 252,000 | -10% |
| France | 57,541 | 53,389 | 50,353 | 46,360 | 57,386 | 52,105 | 52,127 | 45,672 | 42,654 | 46,269 | 44,322 | 50,757 | 41,422 | -28% |
| Italy | 51,620 | 49,865 | 42,507 | 41,807 | 49,935 | 50,566 | 52,036 | 45,981 | 46,970 | 47,314 | 48,525 | 42,772 | 40,060 | -22% |
| Spain | 41,692 | 30,500 | 33,478 | 41,843 | 42,988 | 36,158 | 38,273 | 36,408 | 35,913 | 36,093 | 35,353 | 33,397 | 30,392 | -27% |
| USA | 21,500 | 19,200 | 20,300 | 19,500 | 20,109 | 22,888 | 19,440 | 19,870 | 19,340 | 21,965 | 20,887 | 19,187 | 20,510 | -5% |
| China | 10,500 | 10,800 | 11,200 | 11,600 | 11,700 | 11,800 | 11,900 | 12,500 | 12,600 | 12,800 | 13,000 | 13,200 | 14,880 | 42% |
| Australia | 8,064 | 10,731 | 12,168 | 10,835 | 14,679 | 14,301 | 14,263 | 9,620 | 12,448 | 11,784 | 11,420 | 11,180 | 12,660 | 57% |
| Chile | 6,674 | 5,452 | 5,623 | 6,682 | 6,301 | 7,885 | 8,448 | 8,227 | 8,683 | 10,093 | 8,844 | 10,464 | 12,554 | 88% |
| Argentina | 12,537 | 15,835 | 12,695 | 13,225 | 15,464 | 15,222 | 15,396 | 15,046 | 14,676 | 12,135 | 16,250 | 15,473 | 11,778 | -6% |
| South Africa | 6,949 | 6,471 | 7,189 | 8,853 | 9,279 | 8,406 | 9,398 | 9,783 | 10,165 | 9,986 | 9,327 | 9,324 | 10,037 | 44% |
| Germany | 9,852 | 8,891 | 9,885 | 8,191 | 10,007 | 9,153 | 8,916 | 10,261 | 9,991 | 9,228 | 6,906 | 9,132 | 9,012 | -9% |
| Portugal | 6,710 | 7,789 | 6,677 | 7,340 | 7,481 | 7,266 | 7,542 | 6,074 | 5,689 | 5,868 | 7,133 | 5,610 | 6,141 | -8% |
| Romania | 5,456 | 5,090 | 5,461 | 5,555 | 6,166 | 2,602 | 5,014 | 5,289 | 5,159 | 6,703 | 3,287 | 4,058 | 3,311 | -39% |
| Greece | 3,558 | 3,477 | 3,085 | 3,799 | 4,246 | 4,027 | 3,938 | 3,511 | 3,869 | 3,366 | 2,950 | 2,750 | 3,150 | -11% |
| Brazil | 3,638 | 2,968 | 3,212 | 2,620 | 3,925 | 3,199 | 2,372 | 3,502 | 3,683 | 2,720 | 2,459 | 3,394 | 2,917 | -20% |
Since 2000 the following countries have seen a large increase in their production of wine:
- Chile (+88%)
- Australia (+57%)
- South Africa (+44%)
- China (+42%)
On the other side, the following countries have seen the largest drops in production of wine since 2000:
- Romania (-39%)
- France (-28%)
- Spain (-27%)
- Italy (- 22%)
- Brazil (-20%)
Similarly there has been a shift in the countries that are consuming wine. The following countries have seen the largest increase in wine consumption:
- Russia (+121%)
- China (+67%)
- Canada (+60%)
- Australia (+38%)
- USA (+37%)
- UK (+29%)
The biggest decrease in consumption have been seen by the following countries:
- Romania (-50%)
- Spain (-34%)
- Italy (-27%)
From the above it is clear there have been sizeable shifts in production & consumption behaviour in an industry that has been relatively stable and consistent over the last 10+ years.
The other big change has been the currency rates over the last 10+years, just have a look at the below GBPEUR & GBPUSD chart:
With the above in mind it is important to understand how the above changes will have an effect on the costs in your business if it is importing / exporting / producing wine. e.g. Freight, Shipping, Duties, Taxes, Foreign Exchange.
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