GLOBAL WINE CONSUMPTION

The global wine consumption decreased by 8.785 million hectolitres in 2009 with a total of 236.5 million hectolitres vs. 245.2 million hectolitres of wine consumed in 2008.

     

World wine
consumption
(distribution by continent)

 

The list of the 10 biggest
wine consumers
(in thousands of hectolitres)

COUNTRY

prev. 2009

in %

FRANCE

29 900

12,6%

USA

27 250

11,5%

ITALY

24 500

10,4%

GERMANY

20 250

8,6%

CHINA

14 025

5,9%

UK

12 680

5,4%

SPAIN

11 271

4,8%

ARGENTINA

10 292

4,4%

RUSSIA

10 012

4,2%

AUSTRALIA

5 050

2,1%

WORLD TOTAL

236 452

 

Evolution of vine consumption in the 10 biggest consumer countries between 2006 and 2009