Ireland vs Italy: Rye yields
Ireland
3.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
Italy
3.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland rank
22nd
Italy rank
23rd
Rye yields over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.33 tonnes per hectare against 3.24 tonnes per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 23rd of 64 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.0853 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.5345 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.2369 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1990s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.384 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.222 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.0231 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 3.33 tonnes per hectare against 3.24 tonnes per hectare in Italy as of 2017.
- What is the difference in rye yields between Ireland and Italy?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for rye yields?
- Ireland ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 23rd of 64 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.