China vs United States: Wine production
China
1.76 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
2.08 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
5th
United States rank
4th
Wine production over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.08 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in China, a difference of 321,980 tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 77 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 775,706 tonnes | 775,706 tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 4,500 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 194,400 tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 1.60 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 656,465 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 1.30 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 1.87 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 935,184 tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 1.91 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 139,868 tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine production, China or United States?
- United States, at 2.08 million tonnes against 1.76 million tonnes in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wine production between China and United States?
- 321,980 tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for wine production?
- China ranks 5th and United States ranks 4th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wine production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wine production, measured in tonnes per year.