Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 39,420 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy is 39,420 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy peaked at 40,750 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,500 ha, in 1985.
That places Italy 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 15,500 ha | — |
| 1986 | 19,000 ha | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 19,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 18,911 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 23,500 ha | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 25,752 ha | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 25,649 ha | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 26,885 ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 28,154 ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 27,297 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 29,415 ha | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 32,215 ha | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 21,775 ha | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 21,212 ha | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 24,796 ha | +16.9% |
| 2002 | 25,221 ha | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 25,445 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25,570 ha | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 24,000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 23,755 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 22,521 ha | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 25,000 ha | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 24,744 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,572 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 23,575 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 25,000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 22,797 ha | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 21,500 ha | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 21,487 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 22,132 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22,076 ha | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36,330 ha | +64.6% |
| 2019 | 36,280 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36,440 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 34,270 ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 36,170 ha | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 40,750 ha | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 39,420 ha | -3.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 39,420 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100 ha, 394.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Italy's 39,420 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 30 ha, 1314.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +64.6% | 22,076 ha | 36,330 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18,300 ha | 15,500 ha | 19,000 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 25,955 ha | 18,911 ha | 32,215 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,226 ha | 21,212 ha | 25,570 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,575 ha | 21,487 ha | 36,330 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,410 ha | 34,270 ha | 40,750 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 1 China 268,254 ha compare
- 1 China, mainland 268,254 ha compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 58,720 ha compare
- 3 Portugal 51,170 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 14,007 ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,325 ha compare
- 5 Spain 38,540 ha compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 29,895 ha compare
- 7 Japan 15,200 ha 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 chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy?
- Chestnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy was 39,420 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 40,750 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,500 ha in 1985.
- How does Italy rank for chestnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. 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, published as part of Chestnuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.