Beans, dry — Yield in Italy
Italy: Beans, dry — Yield was 1,862 kg/ha in 2017. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Yield in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1,862 kg/ha for beans, dry — yield in 2017.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — yield in Italy peaked at 2,253 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 470.4 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Italy 35th out of 127 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Yield in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 512.4 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 470.4 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 628.3 kg/ha | +33.6% |
| 1964 | 680.3 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 578.8 kg/ha | -14.9% |
| 1966 | 621.6 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 682.7 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 720.2 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 783.2 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 829.5 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 1,102 kg/ha | +32.9% |
| 1972 | 1,220 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 1,452 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1974 | 1,476 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1,463 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1,538 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 1,548 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 1,550 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,631 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1,572 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1,624 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1,624 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,623 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,684 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 1,573 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 1,663 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1,534 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 1,710 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 1,639 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 1,561 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1,589 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1,669 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,809 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 1,818 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,635 kg/ha | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 1,769 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 1,801 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1,794 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1,962 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 1,835 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 1,929 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 1,883 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 1,418 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 1,554 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 2,160 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 1,597 kg/ha | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 2,008 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 2,023 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1,883 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1,883 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,894 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,919 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,222 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 2,253 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,081 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1,985 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1,862 kg/ha | -6.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,862 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,764 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,862 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,908 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 630.88 kg/ha | 470.4 kg/ha | 783.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,381 kg/ha | 829.5 kg/ha | 1,631 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,625 kg/ha | 1,534 kg/ha | 1,710 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,741 kg/ha | 1,561 kg/ha | 1,962 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,829 kg/ha | 1,418 kg/ha | 2,160 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,012 kg/ha | 1,862 kg/ha | 2,253 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 32 China, Taiwan Province of 1,946 kg/ha compare
- 33 Spain 1,908 kg/ha compare
- 34 Hungary 1,882 kg/ha compare
- 36 China 1,806 kg/ha compare
- 37 China, mainland 1,805 kg/ha compare
- 38 Afghanistan 1,794 kg/ha
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 beans, dry — yield in Italy?
- Beans, dry — yield in Italy was 1,862 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — yield recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,253 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — yield recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.4 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for beans, dry — yield?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 127 countries with data for 2017.
- Is beans, dry — yield 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, published as part of Beans, dry — Yield. 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.