The U.S. ranks 1st in wine consumption

According to the Wine Institute, 12.54% of the wine consumed in the world in 2010 was consumed in the United States. That is enough to make the United States rank first in that category. Five countries–the United States, France, Italy, Germany, and the United Kingdom–accounted for just under half of all the wine consumed in the world in that year.

The U.S. ranks 3rd in wine

According to FAOstat, in 2008 the United States imported 831,788 tonnes of wine, or 10.22% of the world’s total wine supply. That is enough for the United States to rank third in that category. Germany ranked first, importing 1,366,340 tonnes, or 16.79%  of the world total.

Prepared by Christopher P. Shand

The U.S. ranks 6th in wine exports

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, in 2006 the United States exported $798,779,000 worth of wine, or 3.6% of the world total, enough to make the United States rank sixth in that category. France ranked first, exporting $7,820,853,000 worth of wine, or 34.9% of the world total.

The U.S. ranks 60th in wine consumption

According to the Wine Institute, in 2005, 8.69 litres of wine were consumed per person in the United States, making it rank sixtieth for per capita wine consumption. The Vatican City ranked first, with 62.02 litres consumed per capita.

The U.S. ranks 4th in wine production

According to the Wine Institute, in 2005 the United States ranked fourth in terms of wine production. France ranked first.

The U.S. ranks 14th in growth of wine production

According to the Wine Institute, the United States ranked fourteenth out of 61 countries in terms of the rate of increase in wine production from 2000 to 2005. New Zealand ranked first.