China vs South Africa: Wine production

China
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
South Africa
922,185 tonnes
in 2023
China rank
5th
South Africa rank
8th

Wine production over time

  • China
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 1.76 million tonnes against 922,185 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 838,955 tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

China ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 76 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Wine production
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 3,522 data points, 1961–2023
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Wine production, measured in tonnes per year.