Italy confirms itself as the world leader in pasta: In 2023, over 2.2 million tonnes were exported

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Published Mar 20, 2024

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Italy continues to dominate the global pasta market, producing 3.6 million tonnes and generating nearly 7 billion euros in turnover. Italians also consume the most pasta, with an average of 23 kilos per person annually. Over half of Italy's pasta is exported, primarily to EU countries, with export volumes reaching 2.2 million tonnes in 2023. Despite a slight decrease in export volumes, the value of exports rose by 3% from 2022. The main importers of Italian pasta are Germany, the UK, France, the US, and Japan, with growing consumption in various other countries worldwide.

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Global pasta production today is close to 17 million tonnes and Italy is still first in the world in the ranking of producing countries, with 3.6 million tonnes (ahead of Turkey and the USA) and a turnover of almost 7 billion euros . Italians are the largest consumers, with around 23 kilos per capita per year and a total of 1.3 million tonnes consumed, but also those who more than anyone make it known to the rest of the world: well over half of the production national pasta is destined abroad (about 61%). The good export performance is confirmed by an elaboration by Unione Italiana Food on Istat data (January-December 2023): over 2.2 million tonnes exported, with a slight contraction in terms of volumes (-3.7% compared to 2022), which affected a large part of the agri-food sector, with a value of 3.8 billion euros (+3% compared to 2022). Of the pasta exported, approximately 1.5 million tonnes is destined for EU countries while almost 780,000 tonnes end up in third countries. ...

Source: Agricolae