Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Almonds, in shell — Area harvested was 53,390 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 53,390 ha for almonds, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almonds, in shell — area harvested in Italy peaked at 316,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52,040 ha, in 2019.
That places Italy 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 316,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 313,400 ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 311,300 ha | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 309,800 ha | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 307,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 304,200 ha | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 302,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 299,400 ha | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 296,500 ha | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 296,000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 278,600 ha | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 248,000 ha | -11.0% |
| 1973 | 241,300 ha | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 242,700 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 235,400 ha | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 228,600 ha | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 223,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 215,500 ha | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 212,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 206,600 ha | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 203,400 ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 199,400 ha | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 129,015 ha | -35.3% |
| 1984 | 127,543 ha | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 125,835 ha | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 124,525 ha | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 123,657 ha | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 115,749 ha | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 120,544 ha | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 120,430 ha | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 119,333 ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 115,144 ha | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 112,410 ha | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 102,459 ha | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 94,633 ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 92,985 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 91,166 ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 89,432 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 89,078 ha | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 88,500 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 86,708 ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 86,040 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 85,145 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 84,073 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 83,124 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 81,737 ha | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 79,955 ha | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 79,518 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 79,464 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 86,184 ha | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 75,453 ha | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 68,437 ha | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 55,573 ha | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 54,780 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 58,112 ha | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 57,421 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 57,598 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 57,990 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 52,040 ha | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 52,650 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 53,720 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53,890 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 54,100 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 53,390 ha | -1.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 53,390 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 58 ha, 920.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Italy's 53,390 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 434 ha, 123.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almonds, in shell — Area harvested in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -35.3% | 199,400 ha | 129,015 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306,622 ha | 296,500 ha | 316,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 242,110 ha | 212,000 ha | 296,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 147,627 ha | 115,749 ha | 206,600 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 102,707 ha | 89,078 ha | 120,430 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,426 ha | 79,464 ha | 88,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,359 ha | 52,040 ha | 86,184 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,550 ha | 52,650 ha | 54,100 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 5 Libya 61,702 ha compare
- 6 Australia 60,586 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 349 ha compare
- 6 Australia and New Zealand 60,586 ha compare
- 9 Afghanistan 39,794 ha compare
- 10 Algeria 36,926 ha compare
- 11 USSR 26,000 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almonds, in shell — area harvested in Italy?
- Almonds, in shell — area harvested in Italy was 53,390 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 316,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest almonds, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,040 ha in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for almonds, in shell — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 8th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is almonds, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Almonds, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.