Wine production in Italy

Italy: Wine production was 4.25 million tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.25 million tonnes
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
2nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
8.65 million tonnes
in 1980
All-time low
3.83 million tonnes
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wine production in Italy, 1961–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Italy recorded 4.25 million tonnes for wine production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wine production in Italy peaked at 8.65 million tonnes in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.83 million tonnes, in 2012.

Italy ranks 2nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 6.53 million tonnes 5.25 million tonnes 7.47 million tonnes 9
1970s 7.04 million tonnes 6.02 million tonnes 8.51 million tonnes 10
1980s 7.21 million tonnes 6.03 million tonnes 8.65 million tonnes 10
1990s 5.86 million tonnes 5.06 million tonnes 6.87 million tonnes 10
2000s 4.74 million tonnes 4.09 million tonnes 5.41 million tonnes 10
2010s 4.59 million tonnes 3.83 million tonnes 5.42 million tonnes 10
2020s 4.98 million tonnes 4.25 million tonnes 5.40 million tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 France 4.76 million tonnes compare
  2. 3 Spain 2.85 million tonnes compare
  3. 4 United States 2.08 million tonnes compare
  4. 5 China 1.76 million tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 77 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is wine production in Italy?
Wine production in Italy was 4.25 million tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest wine production recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 8.65 million tonnes in 1980.
What is the lowest wine production recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 3.83 million tonnes in 2012.
How does Italy rank for wine production?
Italy ranks 2nd out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
Is wine production rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wine production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

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
Last refreshed

Wine production, measured in tonnes per year.