Italy vs Spain: Crop yields

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

Crop yields over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
1234196119922024

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 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
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 crop yields, 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 crop yields between Italy and Spain?
0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for crop yields?
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) – 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.