Italy vs Spain: Cereal production
Italy
15.45 million metric tons
in 2023
Spain
20.86 million metric tons
in 2024
Italy rank
30th
Spain rank
28th
Cereal production over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 20.86 million metric tons against 15.45 million metric tons in Italy, a difference of 5.41 million metric tons.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.52 million metric tons | 9.59 million metric tons | 4.93 million metric tons | Italy |
| 1970s | 16.36 million metric tons | 13.21 million metric tons | 3.15 million metric tons | Italy |
| 1980s | 18.25 million metric tons | 17.99 million metric tons | 255,640 metric tons | Italy |
| 1990s | 19.78 million metric tons | 17.94 million metric tons | 1.84 million metric tons | Italy |
| 2000s | 20.43 million metric tons | 21.04 million metric tons | 616,010 metric tons | Spain |
| 2010s | 17.93 million metric tons | 21.23 million metric tons | 3.30 million metric tons | Spain |
| 2020s | 15.82 million metric tons | 21.01 million metric tons | 5.20 million metric tons | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 20.86 million metric tons against 15.45 million metric tons in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Italy and Spain?
- 5.41 million metric tons, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for cereal production?
- Italy ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.