Enter the world of cognac by the numbers and discover what makes this spirits so unique.
Industry figures (2023)
![120](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/distillateurs.jpg)
120
professional distillers
![14,500](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/im-viticulteur.jpg)
14,500
direct jobs
![60,000](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/tonneau_hommes.jpg)
60,000
people whose livelihood depends on Cognac
Export (2023)
![97.0%](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/tonneau_cire.jpg)
(by value)
97.0%
of Cognac is consumed outside France
![150](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/newyork2.jpg)
In nearly
150
countries
![3.35](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/pixel.png)
3.35
billion euros annual sales
![165.3](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/im-export-cognac2.jpg)
export
165.3
million bottles
Development of Cognac shipments globallyover the past 20 years
![](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/20240229_graph_volumes_uk.jpg)
Wine region (2023)
![86,182](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/paysage.jpg)
86,182
hectares
![No.1](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/im-degustation.jpg)
No.1
white wine region in France
![10%](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/pixel.png)
10%
of the total French vineyard area
![20 hectares](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/champs_vert.jpg)
20 hectares
Average area under vine of a wine estate
Production (2023)
![](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/chiffres-litres-vin-en2-1.jpg)
![3,000](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/Cuve.jpg)
Nearly
3,000
stills in production
![412.5](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/pixel.png)
the equivalent of
412.5
million bottles harvested in 2023
![2.0](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/tonneau_3.jpg)
Stocks the equivalent of
2.0
billion bottles currently in oak barrels (2023)
Consumption patterns
![80%](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/im-verticale-cocktail.jpg)
Nearly
80%
of Cognac is consumed in cocktails globally
Unique
![5](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/infographie-bouteilles2.jpg)
In 2023
5
bottles sold every second around the world
![32.7](https://www.cognac.fr/wp-content/uploads/im-lapartdesanges2.jpg)
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