Italy: Pasta consumption almost doubled worldwide

Published 2023년 3월 23일

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Consumption of pasta has surged by nearly 100% in the last decade, reaching around 17 million tons globally. Italy emerges as the largest consumer and producer of pasta, accounting for over 61% of the country's total production, which was exported to over 100 countries in 2022. Exports, amounting to 3.7 billion euros, were predominantly to EU countries, with non-EU countries contributing 34.8% of the total. The most significant growth in demand was observed in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Burma, with Canada, Poland, and other countries also showing notable increases. Italy's pasta is celebrated for its quality and sustainability, with a significant portion of pasta packages made in Italy being exported, increasing from 5% in 1955 to 60% in 2023.

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The world has an increasing desire for pasta (total consumption has almost doubled in 10 years, from 9 to about 17 million tons). In Italy we are the largest consumers, with about 23 kilos per year per capita and well over half of the national production of pasta is destined abroad (about 61%). According to an elaboration by Unione Italiana Food on Istat data, in 2022 almost 2.4 million tons of Italian pasta were exported to the world (+5.2% on 2021) for a value of 3.7 billion euros (+ 31% on 2021), in practice over 78 million portions of Italian pasta end up on tables all over the world. Italy is the first producing country (with 3.5 million tons ahead of the USA and Turkey) and the world recognizes this primacy by embracing the pasta produced in our country. Exports to EU countries occupy 65.2% of the total while the remaining 37.8% concerns non-EU countries. In absolute values, Germany (440,044 tons), the United Kingdom (296,578 tons), France (267,685 tons), the USA (259,470) ...

Source: Il sole 24 ore