Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Cereal yield

Italy
5,059 kg per hectare
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
5,122 kg per hectare
in 2023
Italy rank
43rd
Saudi Arabia rank
42nd

Cereal yield over time

  • Italy
  • Saudi Arabia
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 5,122 kg per hectare against 5,059 kg per hectare in Italy, a difference of 63 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,377 kg per hectare 1,325 kg per hectare 1,053 kg per hectare Italy
1970s 3,136 kg per hectare 781.22 kg per hectare 2,355 kg per hectare Italy
1980s 3,727 kg per hectare 2,915 kg per hectare 811.64 kg per hectare Italy
1990s 4,703 kg per hectare 3,954 kg per hectare 749.5 kg per hectare Italy
2000s 5,082 kg per hectare 4,542 kg per hectare 539.96 kg per hectare Italy
2010s 5,416 kg per hectare 5,426 kg per hectare 10.35 kg per hectare Saudi Arabia
2020s 5,250 kg per hectare 4,918 kg per hectare 332 kg per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yield, Italy or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 5,122 kg per hectare against 5,059 kg per hectare in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal yield between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
63 kg per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereal yield?
Italy ranks 43rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 42nd 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 yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,351 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.