Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Italy
Italy: Chestnuts, in shell — Yield was 1,632 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Italy, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chestnuts, in shell — yield in Italy is 1,632 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chestnuts, in shell — yield in Italy peaked at 2,931 kg/ha in 1987 and was at its lowest, 902.6 kg/ha, in 2018.
That places Italy 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Chestnuts, in shell — Yield in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,506 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 2,930 kg/ha | +16.9% |
| 1987 | 2,931 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,752 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 2,646 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 2,621 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,833 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1992 | 2,683 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 2,640 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,598 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 2,556 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,515 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 2,474 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,434 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,395 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 2,357 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,320 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,284 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,250 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,225 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,167 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2,215 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,220 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,200 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2,240 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 2,248 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2,333 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 2,347 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,362 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,358 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,370 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,401 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2,420 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 902.6 kg/ha | -62.7% |
| 2019 | 1,102 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2020 | 1,365 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 1,255 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 1,586 kg/ha | +26.4% |
| 2023 | 1,727 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 1,632 kg/ha | -5.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,632 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,632 kg/ha, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,632 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,425 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chestnuts, in shell — Yield 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 | -62.7% | 2,420 kg/ha | 902.6 kg/ha |
| 2022 | +26.4% | 1,255 kg/ha | 1,586 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,753 kg/ha | 2,506 kg/ha | 2,931 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,575 kg/ha | 2,395 kg/ha | 2,833 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,248 kg/ha | 2,167 kg/ha | 2,357 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,084 kg/ha | 902.6 kg/ha | 2,420 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,513 kg/ha | 1,255 kg/ha | 1,727 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 14 Bulgaria 2,000 kg/ha compare
- 14 Ukraine 2,000 kg/ha compare
- 16 Republic of Korea 1,748 kg/ha compare
- 18 North Macedonia 1,582 kg/ha compare
- 19 Switzerland 1,218 kg/ha compare
- 20 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,178 kg/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 — yield in Italy?
- Chestnuts, in shell — yield in Italy was 1,632 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chestnuts, in shell — yield recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,931 kg/ha in 1987.
- What is the lowest chestnuts, in shell — yield recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 902.6 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for chestnuts, in shell — yield?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 28 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chestnuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield. 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.