Bean yields in Italy
Italy: Bean yields was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2017. ▲ Rising
Bean yields in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bean yields in Italy is 1.86 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Italy peaked at 2.25 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4704 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Italy ranks 36th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6309 tonnes per hectare | 0.4704 tonnes per hectare | 0.7832 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.8295 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Italy?
- Bean yields in Italy was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.25 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4704 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for bean yields?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 132 countries with data for 2017.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.