China vs Italy: Tomato yields
China
56.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy
58.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
50th
Italy rank
49th
Tomato yields over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 58.59 tonnes per hectare against 56.48 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 2.11 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
China ranks 50th and Italy ranks 49th of 173 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.62 tonnes per hectare | 24.43 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1970s | 23.82 tonnes per hectare | 30.51 tonnes per hectare | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1980s | 22.41 tonnes per hectare | 41.01 tonnes per hectare | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1990s | 26.24 tonnes per hectare | 47.43 tonnes per hectare | 21.19 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 37.68 tonnes per hectare | 52.1 tonnes per hectare | 14.42 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2010s | 53.54 tonnes per hectare | 57.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 2020s | 56.24 tonnes per hectare | 61.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tomato yields, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 58.59 tonnes per hectare against 56.48 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tomato yields between China and Italy?
- 2.11 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for tomato yields?
- China ranks 50th and Italy ranks 49th of 173 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 Tomato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.