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World Comparison
World wine production
World wine production increased by 7.5% in 1996 reversing a 10-year decline. The leading wine producing countries, Italy, France, Spain and Portugal all saw production increases in 1996 while Germany and Argentina showed a decrease.World vineyard area
The OIV reports that worldwide the area of vines has stabalised after gradually declining since 1980. In Europe the area under vines has declined in Italy, France, Moldavia and Portugal but has increased in Romania. The vineyard area in the United States, Argentina and Chile aslo increased. The increase in planting in Australia means it now has the 24th largest area under vines.World wine exports
The world’s number one wine exporter, Italy, exports more than 10 times as much wine as Australia which is now the world’s 11th largest exporter.World wine consumption
World wine consumption has gradually dropped since 1980 but stabilised in 1995 and showed a slight recovery in 1996. The top four wine consuming nations, France, Italy, USA and Germany consume about half of the world's wine. French and Italian consumers have been reducing their consumption since 1985. Italy is the leading wine consuming nation by volume, but France is the leader per capita at 60 L.
The major
wine-producing countries of the world, 1996. Wine production/wine export/consumption/grape
production/vineyards/yield.
| Wine Production | Grape Production | ||||||||
| Wine production million L | Share of world prod. % | Wine exports million L | Exports as proportion % | Wine comsump- tion million L | Per capita consump-tion L | Total grape '000 t | Wine grapes '000 t | Area of vines '000 ha | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
5,965
|
21.9
|
1,229.0
|
20.1
|
3,479
|
60.0
|
7,701
|
7,575
|
917
|
| Italy |
5,877
|
21.6
|
1,511.5
|
25.7
|
3,562
|
59.4
|
9,459
|
7,930
|
922
|
| Spain |
3,267
|
12.0
|
672.9
|
20.6
|
1,475
|
37.7
|
4,846
|
4,419
|
1,224
|
| USA |
1,864
|
6.8
|
163.8
|
8.8
|
2,046
|
7.7
|
4,935
|
1,905
|
311
|
| Argentina |
1,268
|
4.6
|
125.4
|
9.9
|
1,355
|
41.5
|
2,040
|
1,994
|
211
|
| South Africa |
1,000
|
3.7
|
99.6
|
10.0
|
406
|
9.3
|
1,440
|
1,148
|
106
|
| Portugal |
953
|
3.5
|
200.0
|
21.0
|
580
|
58.5
|
1,270
|
1,270
|
259
|
| Germany |
830
|
3.0
|
300.8
|
36.2
|
1,866
|
22.9
|
1,297
|
1,293
|
105
|
| Romania |
766
|
2.8
|
46.7
|
6.1
|
725
|
31.5
|
1,427
|
1,273
|
256
|
| Australia |
678
|
2.5
|
147.1
|
21.7
|
329
|
18.1
|
1,086
|
782
|
81
|
| World total |
27,253
|
100
|
5,738.4
|
n.a.
|
22,322
|
n.a.
|
58,681
|
n.a.
|
7,742
|
Source: OIV, The State of Vitiviniculture in the World and the Statistical
Information in 1996
Leading wine exporters.
Country
Wine
exports
Million Litres
Italy
1,512
France
1,229
Spain
673
Germany
301
Bulgaria
209
Portugal
200
Chile
184
Moldavia
166
USA
164
Hungary
152
Australia
147
Argentina
125
Ukraine
120
South
Africa
100
Source: OIV, The State of Vitiviniculture in the World and the Statistical
Information in 1996
World wine consumption
Country
Wine consumption
% of world
consumption
Per capita
consumption
in Liters
World
22,322
Italy
3,562
16.0
59.4
France
3,479
15.6
60.0
USA
2,046
9.2
7.7
Germany
1,866
8.4
22.9
Spain
1,475
6.6
37.7
Argentina
1,355
6.1
41.5
Romania
725
3.2
31.5
United
Kingdom
725
3.2
12.5
Portugal
580
2.6
58.5
South
Africa
406
1.8
9.3
China
394
1.8
n.a.
Australia
329
1.5
18.1
Greece
320
1.4
30.1
Hungary
305
1.4
30.0
Switzerland
291
1.3
41.2