Italy vs Spain: Wheat yields
Italy
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Italy rank
46th
Spain rank
47th
Wheat yields over time
- Italy
- Spain
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 12 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 126 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 10 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.21 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1910s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.13 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.46 tonnes per hectare | Spain |
| 1950s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | Italy |
| 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 wheat 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 wheat 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?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for wheat yields?
- Italy ranks 46th and Spain ranks 47th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.