Italian pasta consolidates its international leadership

The pasta ‘Made in Italy’ consolidates its primacy in consumer preferences both in Italy and abroad. In particular, with one production of 3.6 million tons and a turnover in the order of 7 billion euros, Italy confirmed its global leadership also in 2023, preceding countries such as Turkey and the United States in the ranking of producers. With 1.3 million tons consumed and over 2.2 million tonnes exportedFurthermore, Italians are, at the same time, the main consumers and best ambassadors of pasta in the world. This was revealed by a study conducted by Italian food union are given State which compared to 2022 also records a contraction in export volumes of 3.7% in front of one value growth of 3%.

Italian pasta exports in 2023 were the prerogative of 64.8% of EU countries (1.5 million tonnes) and 35.2% of other markets (780 thousand tonnes). Recording growth of between 5 and 20% compared to 2022 were Brazil, Israel, Finland, Slovenia, Albania, Morocco, Peru, Luxembourg and Portugal. Sales in Lebanon, Australia, Somalia, Georgia, Cuba, Egypt, Pakistan, Nepal increased, in turn, between 20 and 50% while those in Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka even increased by over 50%. Good feedback also comes from Cameroon, Rwanda, Mozambique and Nigeria, probably driven by international tourism.

Finally, in terms of per capita consumption, in 25 years the number of countries where more than one kilogram of pasta is eaten per year has almost doubled. Compared to the 23 kilograms/year consumed by Italians, 17 are consumed in Tunisia, 15 in Venezuela, 12.2 in Greece, 9.9 in Peru, 9.6 in Chile, 8.8 in the United States, and in Turkey 8.7, in Iran 8.5, in France 8.3 and in Germany 7.9.