Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Italy
Italy: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0481 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Italy is 0.0481 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.1275 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0481 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Italy 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1264 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1275 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1229 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1208 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1162 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1141 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.109 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1119 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1106 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1089 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.102 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0981 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0964 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0956 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0924 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0923 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0805 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0915 ha per person | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0911 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0906 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0886 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0905 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0906 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0897 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0852 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0857 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0829 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0807 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0816 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0778 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0776 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0744 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0717 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0722 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0742 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0743 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0737 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0717 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0733 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0727 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0726 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0751 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0723 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.074 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0687 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0651 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0669 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0682 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0581 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0573 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0581 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0574 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0562 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0544 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0541 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0523 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0517 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0513 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0507 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0504 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.051 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0518 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0481 ha per person | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1177 ha per person | 0.109 ha per person | 0.1275 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0949 ha per person | 0.0805 ha per person | 0.1089 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0866 ha per person | 0.0807 ha per person | 0.0906 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0741 ha per person | 0.0717 ha per person | 0.0778 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0694 ha per person | 0.0584 ha per person | 0.0751 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 ha per person | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0581 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0504 ha per person | 0.0481 ha per person | 0.0518 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Italy?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Italy was 0.0481 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1275 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Italy ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.