Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy
Italy: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy is 0.0087 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Italy ranks 67th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -38.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +33.1% |
| 1971 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +44.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -48.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +75.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +74.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -21.9% |
| 1988 | 0.005 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -58.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +62.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +58.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -31.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +97.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +107.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +58.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 tonnes per person | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0075 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 tonnes per person | +47.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0144 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 tonnes per person | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0087 tonnes per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0094 tonnes per person, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0087 tonnes per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0151 tonnes per person, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0077 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 0.0067 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 64 Montenegro 0.0096 tonnes per person compare
- 65 Bangladesh 0.0092 tonnes per person compare
- 66 Luxembourg 0.009 tonnes per person compare
- 68 Laos 0.0086 tonnes per person compare
- 69 Brunei 0.0078 tonnes per person compare
- 70 South Korea 0.0076 tonnes per person 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Italy was 0.0087 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 tonnes per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Italy ranks 67th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.