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Top 10 countries by wine consumption
Wine available for consumption per person per year. FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023, covering 174 countries. Ranked biggest first.
The top 10
1st of 174 · 2023
Luxembourg75.9 kg/person/yr
- 2ndPortugal53.5 kg/person/yr
- 3rdBelgium48 kg/person/yr
- 4thFrance45.8 kg/person/yr
- 5thItaly37.7 kg/person/yr
- 6thSwitzerland31.8 kg/person/yr
- 7thNetherlands29.3 kg/person/yr
- 8thAustria26.9 kg/person/yr
- 9thDenmark24.3 kg/person/yr
- 10thChile23.1 kg/person/yr
The other end · bottom 5 of 174
- 160thPakistan0 kg/person/yr
- 160thSaudi Arabia0 kg/person/yr
- 160thSyria0 kg/person/yr
- 160thUnited Arab Emirates0 kg/person/yr
- 160thYemen0 kg/person/yr
Where the big countries land
- 45thUnited States8.5 kg/person/yr
- 83rdChina1.4 kg/person/yr
- 160thIndia0 kg/person/yr
- 17thGermany17.3 kg/person/yr
- 72ndBrazil2.3 kg/person/yr
Common questions
Questions people ask about wine consumption
Which country ranks highest for wine consumption?
Luxembourg ranks 1st of 174 countries at 75.9 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which countries are in the top 10 for wine consumption?
The top 10 are Luxembourg, Portugal, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Chile — computed from FAO food balance sheets data, each country's latest year, 2018–2023.
Where does the United States rank in wine consumption?
The United States ranks 45th of 174 countries at 8.5 kg/person/yr (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
What is the median wine consumption worldwide?
Across the 174 countries covered, the median is 1.1 kg/person/yr. Values run from 75.9 kg/person/yr (Luxembourg, ranked 1st) to 0 kg/person/yr (Yemen, ranked 160th).
Is wine consumption higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 40 European countries is 14.4 kg/person/yr, against 8.5 kg/person/yr in the United States — it is higher in Europe. Source: FAO food balance sheets.
Which country ranks lowest for wine consumption?
Yemen sits at the other end of the list: 0 kg/person/yr ranks 160th of 174 (2023 data). Source: FAO food balance sheets.
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