Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 22,950 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Italy stood at 22,950 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Italy peaked at 37,402 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 452 ha, in 1990.
That places Italy 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,603 ha | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 7,284 ha | -24.1% |
| 1964 | 7,138 ha | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 7,188 ha | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 7,138 ha | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 6,567 ha | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 6,372 ha | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 5,002 ha | -21.5% |
| 1970 | 4,394 ha | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 1,723 ha | -60.8% |
| 1972 | 1,200 ha | -30.4% |
| 1973 | 1,303 ha | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 1,188 ha | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 847 ha | -28.7% |
| 1976 | 740 ha | -12.6% |
| 1977 | 779 ha | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 623 ha | -20.0% |
| 1979 | 615 ha | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 770 ha | +25.2% |
| 1981 | 632 ha | -17.9% |
| 1982 | 1,566 ha | +147.8% |
| 1983 | 2,098 ha | +34.0% |
| 1984 | 3,339 ha | +59.2% |
| 1985 | 1,036 ha | -69.0% |
| 1986 | 796 ha | -23.2% |
| 1987 | 1,230 ha | +54.5% |
| 1988 | 465 ha | -62.2% |
| 1989 | 481 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 452 ha | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 1,726 ha | +281.9% |
| 1992 | 2,664 ha | +54.3% |
| 1993 | 2,994 ha | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 2,991 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3,716 ha | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 3,325 ha | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 11,000 ha | +230.8% |
| 1998 | 8,000 ha | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 6,196 ha | -22.6% |
| 2000 | 5,882 ha | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 7,627 ha | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 7,289 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 7,527 ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 7,217 ha | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 6,766 ha | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 8,115 ha | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 10,646 ha | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 12,311 ha | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 19,100 ha | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 22,700 ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 21,600 ha | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 21,389 ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 35,558 ha | +66.2% |
| 2014 | 37,402 ha | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 36,955 ha | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 28,725 ha | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 33,205 ha | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 34,350 ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 32,960 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 33,910 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 30,580 ha | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 25,410 ha | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 24,060 ha | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 22,950 ha | -4.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 22,950 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,569 ha, 8.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Italy's 22,950 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,517 ha, 5.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +281.9% | 452 ha | 1,726 ha |
| 1997 | +230.8% | 3,325 ha | 11,000 ha |
| 1982 | +147.8% | 632 ha | 1,566 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,344 ha | 5,002 ha | 9,800 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,341 ha | 615 ha | 4,394 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,241 ha | 465 ha | 3,339 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,306 ha | 452 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,248 ha | 5,882 ha | 19,100 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,484 ha | 21,389 ha | 37,402 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,382 ha | 22,950 ha | 33,910 ha | 5 |
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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 n.e.c. — area harvested in Italy?
- Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Italy was 22,950 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 37,402 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 452 ha in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 14th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.