Argentina vs Italy: Cereal yields

Argentina
4.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
4.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
49th
Italy rank
47th

Cereal yields over time

  • Argentina
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.98 tonnes per hectare against 4.85 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Argentina ranks 49th and Italy ranks 47th of 185 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 1.52 tonnes per hectare 2.38 tonnes per hectare 0.8599 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 1.99 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 2.37 tonnes per hectare 3.73 tonnes per hectare 1.36 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 2.96 tonnes per hectare 4.7 tonnes per hectare 1.75 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 3.73 tonnes per hectare 5.08 tonnes per hectare 1.35 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 4.83 tonnes per hectare 5.42 tonnes per hectare 0.5884 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 4.84 tonnes per hectare 5.2 tonnes per hectare 0.3523 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Argentina or Italy?
Italy, at 4.98 tonnes per hectare against 4.85 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Argentina and Italy?
0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Italy rank globally for cereal yields?
Argentina ranks 49th and Italy ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.