French wines export figures

700 trading houses

59,000 vineyards

650 cooperative enterprises

813K

ha of vines on July 31, 2021

French spirits export figures

+ 250

spirits companies

42 million hl

(average 2017-2021)


PDO

57% of the production area and 44% of the total production

PGI

27% of the production area and 27% of the total production

WWGI

5% of the production area and 7% of the total production
(excluding Cognac/Armagnac)

700K €

purchase of French agricultural raw materials

Turnover

Wine production

10,5 billion €
accounts of agriculture 2021 (INSEE)

Downstream company

16 billion €
Financial analysis "Crédit Agricole" 2020

10.1

billion €

Jobs

150,000

direct jobs (55,000 non-employees and 77,000 employees, of which 17,000 in cooperatives)

8,500

direct jobs

40,000

employees of wine and spirits companies
(agricultural social regime excluded)

Consumption and foreign trade

Taxed consumption 2021 (France)
24.7 million hl 295 million liters
Exportation 2021

15,5 billion €

10,5 billion € (13 million hl) 4.9 billion € (1.9 million hlap)
Importation 2021

1,8 billion €

0,8 billion € (6 million hl) 1,2 billion € (2 million hlap)
Trade surplus 2021

14,2 billion €

10,2 billion € 4 billion €
2nd surplus of France's trade balance in 2021

Tourism

5 million

of foreign tourists visiting wine and spirits companies in France for a related turnover exceeding 5 billion €