Editing Pasta (section)

==Production and market==
In 2015–16, the largest producers of dried pasta were [[Italy]] (3.2 million [[tonne]]s), the [[United States]] (2 million tonnes), [[Turkey]] (1.3 million tons), [[Brazil]] (1.2 million tonnes), and [[Russia]] (1 million tons).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm|title=Estimate of world pasta production|date=1 December 2015|publisher=Organization of Pasta Manufacturers, United Nations|access-date=17 July 2019|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728124342/http://www.pasta-unafpa.org/ingstatistics5.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="ipo">{{cite web |title=The World Pasta Industry in Figures: World pasta production in 2016 |url=http://www.pastaforall.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PASTA_FIGURES.pdf |publisher=International Pasta Organization |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=2016 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614123646/http://www.pastaforall.info/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PASTA_FIGURES.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2018, Italy was the world's largest exporter of pasta, with $2.9 billion sold, followed by [[China]] with $0.9 billion.<ref name="wte">{{cite web |title=Top Pasta Exporters by Country |url=http://www.worldstopexports.com/top-pasta-exporters-by-country/|author=Daniel Workman|publisher=World's Top Exports |access-date=17 July 2019 |date=27 May 2019}}</ref>

The largest per capita consumers of pasta in 2015 were Italy (23.5{{nbsp}}kg/person), [[Tunisia]] (16.0{{nbsp}}kg/person), [[Venezuela]] (12.0{{nbsp}}kg/person) and [[Greece]] (11.2{{nbsp}}kg/person).<ref name=ipo/> In 2017, the United States was the largest consumer of pasta with 2.7 million [[ton]]s.<ref name="fb">{{cite web |title=Pasta for all. Worldwide sales continue to grow |url=http://foodbusinessgulf.com/2018/05/pasta-for-all-worldwide-sales-continue-to-grow/ |publisher=Food Business |access-date=7 June 2018 |date=29 May 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150342/http://foodbusinessgulf.com/2018/05/pasta-for-all-worldwide-sales-continue-to-grow/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>