Cereal yields in Italy
Italy: Cereal yields was 4.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Italy, 1961–2024
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 cereal yields in Italy is 4.98 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
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 yields in Italy peaked at 5.72 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Italy ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 tonnes per hectare | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.75 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | 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)
- 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 cereal yields in Italy?
- Cereal yields in Italy was 4.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for cereal yields?
- Italy ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.