Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy
Italy: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.75 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
35th
of 189 countries
All-time high
64.75 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
13.05 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy stood at 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy peaked at 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.05 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Italy ranks 35th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.37 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 16.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1964 | 16.51 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 24.49 tonnes per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 1966 | 27.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 24.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 26.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 24.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 22.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 26.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 26.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 30.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 28.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 24.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 28.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 29.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 32.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1979 | 28.87 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 26.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 24.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 22.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 21.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 24.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 24.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 25.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 25.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 26.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 23.65 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 29.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1992 | 27.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 22.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 21.73 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1996 | 29.62 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 29.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 29.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 29.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 30.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 32.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 34.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 34.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 35.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 32.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 35.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 35.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 32.35 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 34.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 44.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2011 | 46.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 40.62 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 44.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 53.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 54.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 57.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 58.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 58.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 60.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 55.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 61.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.18 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 13.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 32.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 21.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 29.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 58.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.52 tonnes per square kilometre | 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 32 Portugal 69.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 33 Vietnam 67.28 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 34 El Salvador 66.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 36 Djibouti 56.86 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 37 Germany 56.3 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 55.74 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Italy was 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 64.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Italy ranks 35th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.