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Key takeaways:

Over the past six decades, global wine production has remained relatively stable, averaging around 28 million tonnes annually.
Wine production increased from 21.5 million tonnes in 1961 to 27.4 million tonnes in 2022.
The highest production was recorded in 1979, reaching 37.5 million tonnes.
The second-highest year was 1982, with a production of 37.4 million tonnes.
Wine production exceeded 30 million tonnes in ten different years between 1961 and 2022.
Between 2000 and 2022, production was consistently stable, averaging about 27 million tonnes.
The 2022 production of 27.4 million tonnes represented a 27.3% increase compared to 1961.

Key Takeaways:

African wine production peaked in 1965 at 2.39 million tonnes, the highest level recorded during the entire period.
The most dramatic single-year drop occurred between 1965 and 1966, when production fell by 40%, from 2.39 to 1.44 million tonnes.
A gradual recovery began in the early 2000s, with production consistently exceeding 1 million tonnes from 2003 onward.
The most recent peak occurred in 2021, with production reaching 1.23 million tonnes, a 48.5% decline from the 1965 high.
Despite this partial recovery, current production levels remain well below the highs of the 1960s.
As of 2022, African wine production stood at 1.16 million tonnes, representing a 43% decrease from 1961.