These three leading wine-producing countries account for as much as 48.58 percent of the wine entering the market. This is a huge share, though lower than last year, when it exceeded 49 percent. The USA follows on the list of top producers with an estimated output of 2.1 billion liters, while Australia ranks fifth with 1.16 billion. As of 10:18 a.m. on December 11, 2025, the global population stood at 8,236,330,655. Based on this figure, every inhabitant of the planet has 2.82 liters, or 3.76 standard bottles of wine available this year: three full bottles plus three-quarters of a fourth.
The OIV makes a very optimistic forecast of 60 million liters of wine production for Croatia this year. It is more realistic to expect around 40 million, given that prior to 2023, production stood at 45,475,336 liters, according to the latest data from the Vineyard Register published on January 1, 2024. The total vineyard area is shrinking year by year, and the 2025 harvest yield was quite modest due to adverse weather conditions. Some winemakers purchased grapes or must from Hungary, and while the resulting wines will be registered as Croatian, the exact volumes involved remain unknown.
In terms of actual production, Italy was the world's largest wine producer in 2024 with 4.4 billion liters, followed by France with 3.61 billion liters and Spain with 3.1 billion. The United States was relatively close behind with 2.11 billion liters, while Argentina ranked fifth with 1.09 billion. According to the OIV, Croatia produced 40 million liters last year, placing it 13th among European Union countries. Apart from the three wine giants, the EU countries ahead of us in production are Germany, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Austria, Greece, Bulgaria, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, while Slovakia, Luxembourg, Cyprus, and Malta rank behind us.
