India vs Italy: Crop yields

India
3.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
48th
Italy rank
46th

Crop yields over time

  • India
  • Italy
1234196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.56 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

India ranks 48th and Italy ranks 46th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9069 tonnes per hectare 2.13 tonnes per hectare 1.23 tonnes per hectare Italy
1970s 1.35 tonnes per hectare 2.51 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare Italy
1980s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 2.78 tonnes per hectare 0.9299 tonnes per hectare Italy
1990s 2.43 tonnes per hectare 3.32 tonnes per hectare 0.8918 tonnes per hectare Italy
2000s 2.72 tonnes per hectare 3.38 tonnes per hectare 0.6581 tonnes per hectare Italy
2010s 3.12 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare 0.7898 tonnes per hectare Italy
2020s 3.52 tonnes per hectare 3.84 tonnes per hectare 0.3287 tonnes per hectare Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, India or Italy?
Italy, at 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.56 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between India and Italy?
0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Italy rank globally for crop yields?
India ranks 48th and Italy ranks 46th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop 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
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.