This document summarizes the global vitiviniculture situation in 2016. Some key points:
- Total area under vines has decreased slightly since 2000 to 7.5 million hectares in 2016, with the top 5 producing countries (Spain, China, France, Italy, Turkey) accounting for 50% of the total area.
- Global grape production in 2016 was 77 million tons, with China the leading producer at 14.6 million tons. Production has generally increased since 2000 except in some European countries.
- Of the 77 million tons of grapes, 27 million tons were used for table grapes and 1.5 million tons for dried grapes. China and India are the top producers and consumers of table grapes.