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WorldWide Wine Consumption and Production Patterns

Which countries produce most wine in the world? Which countries are the biggest drinkers of wine? Which of the countries have the highest per capita consumption of wine? The Wine Institute of California brings out the statistics related to consumption and production patterns of wines across the globe. So, here are some of these interesting facts, as per the 2014 final data:

S No Top Wine Producers % Global Production Top Wine Consumers % Global Consumption
1 France 16.54 USA 13
2 Italy 15.85 France 11.3
3 Spain 13.53 Italy 8.26
4 USA 10.7 Germany 8.18
5 Argentina 5.38 China 6.4
6 Australia 4.25 UK 5.6
7 South Africa 4.01 Spain Argentina 4.05
8 China 3.96 Russia 4.01
9 Chile 3.72 Australia 3.89
10 Germany 3.01 Romania 2.19
11 Russia 2.55 Canada 2.15
12 Portugal 2.21 Portugal 2.05
13 Romania 1.81 South Africa 1.82
14 Greece 1.18 Brazil 1.46
15 New Zealand 1.13 Japan 1.42

The more recent data pertaining to the wine consumption patterns per capita as on November 2015 shows a markedly different picture. The biggies France and Italy stand at no. 5 and 10 positions respectively in terms of per capita consumption. Here is the list of per capita consumption patterns around the world.

S No Country Per Capita Consumption (in litres per year)
1 Vatican City 54.26
2 Andorra 46.26
3 Croatia 44.2
4 Slovenia 44.07
5 France 42.51
6 Portugal 41.74
7 Switzerland 40.49
8 Macedonia 40.41
9 Moldova 34.18
10 Italy 33.3
11 Austria 30.66
12 Uruguay 29.19
13 Greece 27.86
14 Sweden 27.51
15 Germany 24.84
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