Global Vineyard Area Shrinks Again in 2025

The global wine sector entered 2025 with its vineyard base still shrinking, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the International Organisation of Vine and Wine, which said the world’s planted area fell to 7.0 million hectares, down 0.8% from 2024.

The report showed that the decline continued a gradual contraction that has been under way since 2020, with reductions across major wine-growing regions in both hemispheres. The OIV said the drop was visible across grape categories, with wine grapes hit especially hard.

The European Union remained the largest vineyard bloc, but its area fell 1.6% in 2025 to 3.2 million hectares, or 45% of the global total. The main cuts came in France and, to a lesser extent, Spain. France recorded its third straight annual decline, with vineyard area falling 4.4% from 2024 to 740,000 hectares, a loss of about 34,000 hectares. Spain, still the world’s largest vineyard by area, slipped 1.3% to 919,000 hectares. Italy, after expanding in 2024, edged down 0.3% to 726,000 hectares.

Several other large European vineyards were mostly stable. Romania stood at 187,000 hectares, Portugal at 171,000, Germany at 102,000, Greece at 93,000, Bulgaria at 58,000 and Hungary at 58,000.

Outside the European Union, Russia and Moldova each had about 110,000 hectares of vines, but their trajectories differed. Moldova’s vineyard area kept shrinking as part of a broader restructuring of its wine sector. Russia continued to expand its vineyards after years of state-backed investment in wine production.

In Asia, China’s vineyard area held steady at an estimated 733,000 hectares after rapid growth from 2000 to 2015 and a more recent plateau. Türkiye remained sixth globally at 395,000 hectares, though its vineyard has been in long-term decline since the 1980s. India continued to grow and reached an estimated 197,000 hectares in 2025, making it the seventh-largest vineyard in the world.

In North America, the United States ranked fifth globally with 415,000 hectares, down 0.9% from 2024 and marking a seventh consecutive year of decline. The OIV said the drop was largely tied to ongoing vine removals in California.

South America showed mixed trends. Argentina’s vineyard area fell 1.9% to 196,000 hectares. Chile declined for a fifth straight year, dropping 3.7% to 154,000 hectares and bringing its total contraction since 2019 to 27%. Brazil moved in the opposite direction and expanded for a fifth consecutive year to 91,000 hectares, up 9.6%.

In Africa, South Africa’s vineyard area was estimated at 109,000 hectares and was broadly stable for the first time since 2020 after several years of decline linked in part to drought between 2015 and 2017. Egypt had 86,000 hectares and Algeria 68,000.

Australia’s vineyard area was estimated at 159,000 hectares and remained close to recent averages.

The OIV said the figures reflected a global market still adjusting to weaker demand in some regions, changing planting patterns and continued removals in established wine countries.