Italy vs Spain: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom

Italy
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
46th
Spain rank
47th

Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.65 tonnes per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 125 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1850s 0.67 tonnes per hectare 0.46 tonnes per hectare 0.21 tonnes per hectare Italy
1910s 1.05 tonnes per hectare 0.92 tonnes per hectare 0.13 tonnes per hectare Italy
1930s 1.01 tonnes per hectare 1.47 tonnes per hectare 0.46 tonnes per hectare Spain
1950s 1.52 tonnes per hectare 0.87 tonnes per hectare 0.65 tonnes per hectare Italy
1960s 2.13 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare 0.9894 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 2.51 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare 1.05 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 2.78 tonnes per hectare 2.19 tonnes per hectare 0.5903 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 3.32 tonnes per hectare 2.31 tonnes per hectare 1.01 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 3.38 tonnes per hectare 2.86 tonnes per hectare 0.5195 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 3.91 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare 0.7676 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 3.84 tonnes per hectare 3.4 tonnes per hectare 0.4452 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.65 tonnes per hectare in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Italy and Spain?
0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
68 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
Italy ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.