Which European Country Drinks The Most Wine?

Map created by Landgeist

The map above shows which European countries consume the most wine per capita and which consume the least.

No surprise France is number 1 with 54 litres of wine per person per year, followed by Portugal (50L) and somewhat surprisingly Slovenia (44L).

At the other extreme you have Turkey (1L), Ukraine (3L) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4L) consuming the least.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is Spain, which produces a huge amount of wine, but consumes more beer per capita.

The data comes from the WHO for 2019.

Note:

The WHO calculates the wine consumption in litres of pure alcohol. For this map, I’ve used those number and converted them to actual litres. As we’re not comparing different types of alcohol, the amount in litres of pure alcohol is less relevant. For this map, I’ve used an ABV of 12% as the standard.

And here’s a complimentary map showing who exports the most wine:

Credit: HowmMuch.net

List of wine exports by country:

1. France – $11B
2. Italy – $7.3B
3. Spain – $3.1B
4. Australia – $2.1B
5. Chile – $1.9B
6. United States – $1.4B
7. Germany – $1.2B
8. New Zealand – $1.2B
9. Portugal – $920M
10. United Kingdom – $837M
11. Argentina – $798M
12. South Africa – $663M
13. Singapore – $518M
14. Netherlands – $393M
15. Latvia – $282M
16. Austria – $225M
17. Georgia – $223M
18. Belgium – $202M
19. Hong Kong – $193M
20. Lithuania – $184M
21. Denmark – $175M
22. Switzerland – $114M
23. Hungary – $112M
24. Moldova – $98M
25. China – $92M
26. Greece – $89M
27. Canada – $65M
28. Thailand – $53M
29. North Macedonia – $52M
30. Israel – $51M
31. Bulgaria – $40M
32. Romania – $35M
33. Sweden – $33M
34. Czech Republic – $31M
35. Poland – $30M
36. Slovakia – $30M
37. Estonia – $29M
38. Finland – $26M
39. Luxembourg – $26M
40. Malaysia – $26M
41. Serbia – $21M
42. Ireland – $20M
43. Macao – $20M
44. Croatia – $18M
45. Lebanon – $18M
46. Slovenia – $18M
47. Uruguay – $17M
48. Montenegro – $14M
49. Norway – $14M
50. Armenia – $12M
51. Morocco – $12M
52. Russia – $10M
53. Turkey – $10M
54. India – $9M
55. Brazil – $8M
56. Azerbaijan – $7M
57. United Arab Emirates – $7M
58. Uzbekistan – $6M
59. Ukraine – $5M
60. Bosnia and Herzegovina – $4M
61. Mexico – $4M
62. Namibia – $3M
63. Taiwan – $3M
64. Cyprus – $2M

Where Wine Grapes Can Be Grown In Europe

Map created by The European Correspondant

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