Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy
Italy: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 4.98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.98
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
47th
of 185 countries
All-time high
5.72
in 2014
All-time low
2.12
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy stood at 4.98.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy peaked at 5.72 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.12, in 1963.
That places Italy 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.38 | 2.12 | 2.68 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.14 | 2.75 | 3.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 | 3.52 | 3.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 3.94 | 5.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.31 | 5.44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 | 5.17 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 | 4.75 | 5.63 | 5 |
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Italy was 4.98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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