Champagne shipments by year

France and export, 1947-2025

In 2025 Champagne shipments were 266.1 million bottles: 114.1 million in France and 152.0 million abroad.1 The record year in the series since 1947 is 2007, with 338.7 million bottles, and since 2018 more Champagne has been shipped abroad than in France.1

Champagne shipments, France and exportmillion bottles1
  • France
  • Export
01002001947195719671977198719972007201720251947: 12.4 · France1948: 17.1 · France1949: 16.2 · France1950: 17.2 · France1951: 20.8 · France1952: 18.7 · France1953: 19.5 · France1954: 22.2 · France1955: 25.8 · France1956: 31.3 · France1957: 35.7 · France1958: 27.6 · France1959: 28.7 · France1960: 35.4 · France1961: 38.7 · France1962: 42.5 · France1963: 46.8 · France1964: 52.1 · France1965: 58.2 · France1966: 64.8 · France1967: 68.6 · France1968: 60 · France1969: 67.1 · France1970: 71.2 · France1971: 66 · France1972: 71.2 · France1973: 76.4 · France1974: 59.3 · France1975: 71.7 · France1976: 81.8 · France1977: 97.6 · France1978: 112.2 · France1979: 115 · France1980: 116.7 · France1981: 98.7 · France1982: 95.1 · France1983: 102 · France1984: 116.7 · France1985: 125.1 · France1986: 133.1 · France1987: 136.3 · France1988: 149.4 · France1989: 158 · France1990: 152.3 · France1991: 136.2 · France1992: 142.6 · France1993: 152.7 · France1994: 157.1 · France1995: 157.9 · France1996: 160.7 · France1997: 165.2 · France1998: 179 · France1999: 190.4 · France2000: 149.6 · France2001: 164.5 · France2002: 175 · France2003: 174.2 · France2004: 178.4 · France2005: 178.4 · France2006: 181.1 · France2007: 187.8 · France2008: 181.2 · France2009: 181 · France2010: 185.1 · France2011: 181.6 · France2012: 171.4 · France2013: 167.3 · France2014: 162.3 · France2015: 161.8 · France2016: 158 · France2017: 153.8 · France2018: 147 · France2019: 141.6 · France2020: 113.3 · France2021: 140.6 · France2022: 138.3 · France2023: 127.3 · France2024: 118.3 · France2025: 114.1 · France114.11947: 9.3 · Export1948: 10.2 · Export1949: 11 · Export1950: 14 · Export1951: 15.5 · Export1952: 12.1 · Export1953: 11.1 · Export1954: 10.8 · Export1955: 11.9 · Export1956: 13 · Export1957: 12.7 · Export1958: 13.1 · Export1959: 13.5 · Export1960: 13.9 · Export1961: 15.5 · Export1962: 15.4 · Export1963: 17.2 · Export1964: 18.2 · Export1965: 20.4 · Export1966: 22 · Export1967: 24.5 · Export1968: 26.5 · Export1969: 26.9 · Export1970: 31.1 · Export1971: 51.3 · Export1972: 50.8 · Export1973: 47.6 · Export1974: 43.7 · Export1975: 54.8 · Export1976: 70.4 · Export1977: 73.5 · Export1978: 75.6 · Export1979: 68.2 · Export1980: 63.6 · Export1981: 57.3 · Export1982: 52.6 · Export1983: 59.1 · Export1984: 71.5 · Export1985: 69.9 · Export1986: 72 · Export1987: 81.4 · Export1988: 90 · Export1989: 94.3 · Export1990: 84.8 · Export1991: 77 · Export1992: 76.8 · Export1993: 76.4 · Export1994: 89.8 · Export1995: 91.4 · Export1996: 95.2 · Export1997: 103.9 · Export1998: 113.5 · Export1999: 136.6 · Export2000: 103.6 · Export2001: 98.2 · Export2002: 112.7 · Export2003: 119.3 · Export2004: 123.1 · Export2005: 129.3 · Export2006: 140.7 · Export2007: 150.9 · Export2008: 141.2 · Export2009: 112.4 · Export2010: 134.5 · Export2011: 141.3 · Export2012: 137.4 · Export2013: 137.6 · Export2014: 144.9 · Export2015: 150.7 · Export2016: 148.1 · Export2017: 153.5 · Export2018: 153.8 · Export2019: 156 · Export2020: 130.8 · Export2021: 179.5 · Export2022: 187.2 · Export2023: 171.7 · Export2024: 153.4 · Export2025: 152 · Export152

What the series shows

The table published by the Union des Maisons de Champagne gives bottles shipped in France and abroad for every year since 1947, from CIVC data; figures for 1844 to 1945 come from a 1951 book by Georges Chappaz and are given by season, so they are not charted.1 Shipments rose from 21.7 million bottles in 1947 to 102.2 million in 1970 and 327.0 million in 1999, then fell to 253.2 million in 2000.1 The highest total in the series is 338.7 million in 2007.1

France and export

The French market peaked at 190.4 million bottles in 1999; it fell from 185.1 million in 2010 to 114.1 million in 2025.1 Shipments abroad first exceeded those in France in 2018: 153.8 against 147.0 million.1 The Comité Champagne confirmed in 2020 that exports had been above French sales for a second year in a row.3 The highest export figure is 187.2 million bottles in 2022.1

Recent years and their stated causes

YearTotal, millionCause given by the Comité Champagne
2020244.1Closure of venues and cancelled events during the health crisis4
2021320.1More drinking at home and trade restocking after 20205
2022325.5End of lockdowns, return of parties and travel6
2023299.0Inflation in France; overstocking by distributors in 20227
2024271.7Political and economic context, inflation, conflicts8
2025266.1Geopolitical context, consumption changes, stock adjustments, inflation2

Totals in the table are from the UMC series.1 The January 2025 press release gave a preliminary 271.4 million for 2024; the series later shows 271.7 million.8,1

For the region itself see Champagne; for other sparkling wines see Prosecco by year and Cava by year.

Questions and answers

How many bottles of Champagne are shipped a year?

266.1 million bottles in 2025, of which 152.0 million went abroad.1

When did Champagne exports overtake the French market?

In 2018, with 153.8 million bottles abroad against 147.0 million in France.1

Why did shipments fall in 2020?

The Comité Champagne named the closure of the main places of consumption and sale and the cancellation of many events; shipments fell 18%.4

See also

ChampagneRegionsFranceRegionsWhen the Champagne houses were foundedHistoryTimelineHistoryProsecco bottles by yearHistoryCava bottles by yearHistory

Sources

  1. Union des Maisons de Champagne (data: CIVC after 1945; G. Chappaz 1951 for 1844-1945). Expéditions d'aujourd'hui à 1844 (Champagne shipments by year, France and abroad) (2026)
  2. Comité Champagne press release: 2025 global Champagne shipments (Epernay, 19 Jan 2026), copy hosted by winebusiness.com (2026-01-19)
  3. Comité Champagne. Press release: Champagne shipments in 2019 (Epernay, 11 February 2020) (2020-02-11)
  4. Comité Champagne. Press release: Champagne shipments in 2020 (Epernay, 26 January 2021) (2021-01-26)
  5. Comité Champagne. Press release: Champagne shipments in 2021 (Epernay, 19 January 2022) (2022-01-19)
  6. Comité Champagne. Press release: Champagne shipments in 2022 (Epernay, 18 January 2023) (2023-01-18)
  7. Comité Champagne. Communiqué: les expéditions de champagne en 2023 (Epernay, 13 January 2024) (2024-01-13)
  8. Comité Champagne. Press release: Champagne shipments in 2024 (Epernay, 18 January 2025) (2025-01-18)

Facts checked on 2026-10-20