Leading countries in wine production worldwide 2023
Italy, France, and Spain were the top three producers of wine worldwide as of 2023. That year, France produced about 48 million hectoliters of wine.
Vineyards and Wine Production
The climate, terrain, and soil quality in which the wine grapes are grown has a major influence on how the wine turns out. Though most of the world’s wine is grown in the Mediterranean region, or in areas with a Mediterranean climate, the areas in which grapes can be grown have expanded greatly. In 2022, vineyards took up about 7.3 million hectares of land worldwide. This figure has remained somewhat stable over the last decade.
Global Wine Trade
Italy was the leading producer of wine in 2022, and had the highest export volume of wine in that year, at 21.9 million hectoliters. The other two top wine producers were also the top exporters. Spain exported 21.2 million hectoliters and France, 14 million.
