In 2023, 6.2 million tonnes of pasta were produced in the EU, worth €8.9 billion. While the volume was comparable with 2022 (6.1 million tonnes), there was an increase of €1.1 billion in terms of value. 

Italy was by far the leading EU producer of pasta, with 4.2 million tonnes produced last year, worth €6.2 billion. This accounts for 68% of the total EU production in terms of volume and 70% in terms of value. Italy was followed by Spain with almost half a million tonnes produced last year and Germany with more than 290 000 tonnes produced.

In total, almost 2.7 million tonnes of pasta were exported by EU countries in 2023, and more than half (57%) of this amount went to other EU countries. 

Italy was the top EU exporter of pasta, with 2.0 million tonnes exported in 2023, representing 76% of the EU total. It was far ahead of Spain, the second biggest exporting country, which exported around 130 000 tonnes or 5% of the total.

The 2 main importing EU members were Germany with 440 733 tonnes of pasta imported, with a 28% share of total EU members’ imports, and France, which imported 371 966 tonnes or 24% of the imports. 

The top 2 destinations for EU exports of pasta outside of the EU in 2023 were the United Kingdom (307 481 tonnes, or 26% of total extra-EU exports) and the United States (243 646 tonnes, or 21% of total extra-EU exports).