Italy vs United States: Wine production
Italy
4.25 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
2.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
2nd
United States rank
4th
Wine production over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.25 million tonnes against 2.08 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 2.17 million tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 77 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.53 million tonnes | 775,706 tonnes | 5.75 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 7.04 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 5.62 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.21 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 5.86 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | 3.93 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 4.74 million tonnes | 2.50 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.59 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 1.79 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.98 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wine production, Italy or United States?
- Italy, at 4.25 million tonnes against 2.08 million tonnes in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wine production between Italy and United States?
- 2.17 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for wine production?
- Italy ranks 2nd 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.