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Biggest consumers of wine in the world

Last updated on: March 26, 2012 16:24 IST

A woman attends the Vivanda Taste the Med food festival as glasses of red and white wine are placed on a display table at Ta Qali, outside Valletta, Malta.

Image: A woman attends the Vivanda Taste the Med food festival as glasses of red and white wine are placed on a display table at Ta Qali, outside Valletta, Malta.
Photographs: Darrin Zammit/Reuters

Global growth in wine consumption is being driven by demand in the United States, Russian and China. Total consumption of wine has increased by 3.7 per cent since 2007.

The Chinese alone drank 20 per cent more in 2011 than they did in 2010.

Let's take a look at the biggest consumers of wine in the world, according to The Economist.

NOTE: A case contains 12 standard 0.75-litre bottles.

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Image: A general view, taken from a closed gondola, shows the Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

France

Consumption in 2007: 53 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 58 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 300 million cases

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France

Image: An advertisement for Burberry is seen on Duomo cathedral as people walk across Duomo square in Milan, Italy.
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Italy

Consumption in 2007: 52 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 56 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 307 million cases

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Image: Passengers wait for their trains at Lisbon's subway station.
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters

Portugal

Consumption in 2007: 44 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 48 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 45 million cases

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Portugal

Image: A view of the Prime Tower office building in Zurich in front of the eastern Swiss Alps.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

Switzerland

Consumption in 2007: 49 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 45 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 33 million cases

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Switzerland

Image: Boats are seen anchored at the 17th century Nyhavn district, home to many shops and restaurants in Copenhagen.
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters

Denmark

Consumption in 2007: 39 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 36 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 18 million cases

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Denmark

Image: A man walks past a snow and ice covered children's playground at the peak of the Feldberg mountain in Koenigstein, 30km west of Frankfurt.
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Germany

Consumption in 2007: 39 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 36 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 282 million cases

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Germany

Image: Overview of Buenos Aires 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisk in the background.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters

Argentina

Consumption in 2007: 40 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 35 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 116 million cases

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Argentina

Image: Shoppers walk through a new complex in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters

Australia

Consumption in 2007: 28 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 31 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 57 million cases

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Australia

Image: Two women ride their bicycles on the Lindengracht in Amsterdam.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters

The Netherlands

Consumption in 2007: 28 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 29 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 43 million cases

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Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters

The United Kingdom

Consumption in 2007: 27 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 24 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 141 million cases

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Image: Motorcyclists ride down a central avenue during the ninth annual Harley Davidson owners get-together in Madrid.
Photographs: Paul Hanna/Reuters

Spain

Consumption in 2007: 31 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 24 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 98 million cases

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Spain

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Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Canada

Consumption in 2007: 12 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 15 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 44 million cases

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Image: Los Angeles downtown skyline is pictured from the Baldwin Hills State Park, California.
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

The United States

Consumption in 2007: 11 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 13 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 311 million cases

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United States

Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign affairs and Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters

Russia

Consumption in 2007: 5 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 6 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 95 million cases

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Russia

Image: A rainbow forms after a cloudburst over Brazilian Congress in capital Brasilia.
Photographs: Jamil Bittar/Reuters

Brazil

Consumption in 2007: 2 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 3 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 40 million cases

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Brazil

Image: A white whale kisses a Kimono-clad trainer at a show to celebrate the New Year at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

Japan

Consumption in 2007: 2 litres per person

Consumption in 2011: 3 litres per person

Consumption in cases (2011): 29 million cases

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Japan