1、STATE OF THE WORLD VINE AND WINE SECTOR 2021APRIL 2022STATE OF THE WORLD VINE AND WINE SECTOR 2021APRIL 2022STATE OF THE WORLD VINE AND WINE SECTOR 2021APRIL 2022 1 VINEYARD SURFACE AREA 3 2 WINE PRODUCTION 6 3 WINE CONSUMPTION 9 4 INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF WINE 12 Abbreviations kha:thousands of hectar

2、es mha:millions of hectares khl:thousands of hectolitres mhl:millions of hectolitres m:million bn:billion EUR:euros Prov.:provisional Prel.:preliminary2STATE OF THE WORLD VINE AND WINE SECTOR 2021APRIL 20221 VINEYARD SURFACE AREA The global vineyard surface area is estimated to be 7.3 mha in 2021,on

3、ly marginally lower compared to 2020(-0.3%).The world area under vines refers to the total surface area planted with vines for all purposes(wine and juices,table grapes and dried grapes)including young vines that are not yet productive.As fig.1 below depicts,the surface area of the world vineyard se

4、ems to have stabilised since 2017.The current stabilisation hides heterogeneous evolutions in different regions in the world.In particular,contrasting trends are seen in two main blocks of countries.On one side some European Union(EU)countries like Italy and France,together with China and Iran,are d

5、riving the world vineyard surfaces upward.On the other hand,large vine growing countries in the Southern Hemisphere(with the exception of Australia and New Zealand)along with other major vineyards like the USA,Turkey and Moldova are experiencing a significant decline in their vineyard surface areas.

6、These opposite trends thereby balance out their effects at the world-level.Figure 1 Evolution of the world vineyard surface areaTrends in the main vine-growing countries In the Northern Hemisphere,the vineyards in the European Union(EU)seem to have overall stabilised in the recent years and stand at