No  official data  or  statistics  are  available  regarding  the  number  or  size  of  households  and  farms  producing    grapes    in    BiH.    However,    the    BiH  Agency  of  Statistics  estimates  that  the  number  of  households  and  farms  producing  grapes   primarily   for   wine   production   is around 11,000. Most of these are very small producers  who  are  only  producing  for  self-consumption   or   for   the   local   bargaining   market.  Less  than  200  farms  in  BiH  produce grapes on more than two hectares of land.

The number of hectares used for grape production has been constantly growing since 2005. In 2005 in BiH, 2,100 ha of land were used for wine grape production. This figure had increased to 3,240 ha by 2011. In the same period the yield increased from an estimated average 5,000 kg of grapes per ha in 2005 to an average 7,000 kg per ha in 2011. This trend is reflected in a doubling of grape production from 10 million kg in 2005 to almost 23 million kg in 2011.

With wine grape in the Federation of BiH of 2.657 ha and realized wine grape production in 2016 of 24.150 tons, the average yield of grapes is 9.1 t / ha, of which about 14.500.000 liters of wine is produced.

In the Republic of Srpska, vineyards with wine grape varieties occupy about 600 hectares, producing about 5,500 t of grapes and about 3,240,000 l of wine.

The white wine is the most produced with around 55% and red wine with the remaining 45%.The rose wines are represented in very small quantities.This split has been stable for the last five years.The surveys illustrate thatwine production is primarily focused on high quality categories, almost exclusively based on autochthonous varieties such as Žilavka (white) and Blatina (red). These varieties are autochthonous and ideal for growing in the climatic and geographic conditions in BiH. Furthermore, these varieties are grown based on local traditions and are part of the cultural heritage of the country. Also, vineyards of the large-scale producers have been planted with other famous varieties such as Vranac, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz (red) and Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc (white).

As vintners' commitment to produce high quality wines, they are continuously working to improve their quality by engaging grape and wine experts, and introducing HACCP and ISO standards. Although such standards are relatively expensive, especially for smaller producers, all registered wineries have introduced standards, including those with smaller capacities.

Although the domestic wine market has improved in recent years, however, the consumption of wine per capita is still low compared to the EU. Consumption per capita in BiH in 2002 was only 2 liters of wine, while in 2010 it was more than doubled and amounted to 5.4 liters.

The level of export of wine from BIH is about 7 million KM, and the most significant is the market of Croatia, followed by Serbia and Germany. The value of wine imports exceeds exports a lot and reaches 30 million KM. Most are imported from Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Slovenia.

 Legislation

U Bosni i Hercegovini su na snazi tri Zakona koja regulišu ovu oblast:

-                      Law on Wine, Spirit and Other Products of Grapevine and Wine (Official Gazette of BiH, No. 25/08)

-                      Law on Wine of the Republic of Srpska (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 80/15)

-                      Law on Wine of the Federation of BiH(Official Gazette of the FBiH, No. 55/12)