Italy vs Portugal: Corn yields
Italy
9.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
9.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
19th
Portugal rank
22nd
Corn yields over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.97 tonnes per hectare against 9.48 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0.49 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 5.06 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.3825 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 9.97 tonnes per hectare against 9.48 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.49 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for corn yields?
- Italy ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.