Italy vs Kenya: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population

Italy
2.84 million hectares
in 2024
Kenya
2.94 million hectares
in 2024
Italy rank
46th
Kenya rank
45th

Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population over time

  • Italy
  • Kenya
2.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.94 million hectares against 2.84 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 102,760 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 6.12 million hectares 1.49 million hectares 4.64 million hectares Italy
1970s 5.23 million hectares 1.85 million hectares 3.38 million hectares Italy
1980s 4.90 million hectares 1.68 million hectares 3.22 million hectares Italy
1990s 4.21 million hectares 1.84 million hectares 2.37 million hectares Italy
2000s 4.02 million hectares 2.08 million hectares 1.94 million hectares Italy
2010s 3.31 million hectares 2.70 million hectares 612,946 hectares Italy
2020s 2.98 million hectares 2.76 million hectares 219,000 hectares Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change in cereal production, yield, land use and population, Italy or Kenya?
Kenya, at 2.94 million hectares against 2.84 million hectares in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in change in cereal production, yield, land use and population between Italy and Kenya?
102,760 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
Italy ranks 46th and Kenya ranks 45th of 186 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population
Unit
hectares
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, 10,584 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.