In 2024, EU countries produced 6.0 million tonnes of pasta, worth €9.1 billion. Compared with 2023, the value of pasta production increased by 3%, while the volume produced fell by 5%.
More than two-thirds (69%) of all pasta was produced in Italy, amounting to 4.1 million tonnes. Spain followed at a distance, with 6% (367 000 tonnes), ahead of Germany with 5% (290 000 tonnes).
More than half of pasta exports traded within the EU
In 2024, EU countries exported 2.9 million tonnes of pasta and imported 1.7 million.
Italy led again, exporting 2.2 million tonnes of pasta, or more than three-quarters of all exports (77%). Spain was the second largest exporter with 131 000 tonnes, or 5% of the total.
Most pasta exports (55%) were sent to other EU countries, while the remaining 45% went to destinations outside the EU.
The top non-EU export destinations were the United Kingdom and the United States, taking in 25% and 23% of all pasta exported outside the EU, respectively.
On the import side, Germany was the top importer of pasta among EU countries, with 468 000 tonnes or 28% of all imports, ahead of France with 372 000 tonnes or 22% of the total.
This article marks the World Pasta Day which takes place on 25 October.
O artigo foi publicado originalmente em Eurostat.
