Fruit Primary — Production in Italy

Italy: Fruit Primary — Production was 17.52 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
17.52 million t
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
7th
of 192 countries
All-time high
23.52 million t
in 1983
All-time low
15.79 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fruit Primary — Production in Italy, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, fruit primary — production in Italy stood at 17.52 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fruit primary — production in Italy peaked at 23.52 million t in 1983 and was at its lowest, 15.79 million t, in 1961.

That places Italy 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fruit Primary — Production in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Fruit Primary — Production in Italy, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 15.79 million t —
1962 17.97 million t +13.9%
1963 16.80 million t -6.5%
1964 19.03 million t +13.2%
1965 18.81 million t -1.1%
1966 19.47 million t +3.5%
1967 20.28 million t +4.1%
1968 19.53 million t -3.7%
1969 20.31 million t +4.0%
1970 20.39 million t +0.4%
1971 19.38 million t -4.9%
1972 18.78 million t -3.1%
1973 21.38 million t +13.8%
1974 21.21 million t -0.8%
1975 20.40 million t -3.8%
1976 20.68 million t +1.4%
1977 18.79 million t -9.2%
1978 19.78 million t +5.3%
1979 22.33 million t +12.9%
1980 22.45 million t +0.5%
1981 20.28 million t -9.6%
1982 21.18 million t +4.4%
1983 23.52 million t +11.0%
1984 20.30 million t -13.7%
1985 19.32 million t -4.9%
1986 21.46 million t +11.1%
1987 20.53 million t -4.3%
1988 19.64 million t -4.3%
1989 19.07 million t -2.9%
1990 18.11 million t -5.0%
1991 18.57 million t +2.5%
1992 21.78 million t +17.3%
1993 20.13 million t -7.6%
1994 19.31 million t -4.1%
1995 17.33 million t -10.3%
1996 19.38 million t +11.9%
1997 16.75 million t -13.6%
1998 18.07 million t +7.9%
1999 19.30 million t +6.8%
2000 19.07 million t -1.2%
2001 19.04 million t -0.1%
2002 17.14 million t -10.0%
2003 16.37 million t -4.5%
2004 19.22 million t +17.4%
2005 19.35 million t +0.7%
2006 19.14 million t -1.1%
2007 18.37 million t -4.0%
2008 18.35 million t -0.1%
2009 19.45 million t +6.0%
2010 18.61 million t -4.3%
2011 18.49 million t -0.6%
2012 16.06 million t -13.1%
2013 17.49 million t +8.9%
2014 16.62 million t -5.0%
2015 18.31 million t +10.2%
2016 18.16 million t -0.8%
2017 16.56 million t -8.8%
2018 17.76 million t +7.2%
2019 17.25 million t -2.8%
2020 17.83 million t +3.3%
2021 17.19 million t -3.6%
2022 18.12 million t +5.4%
2023 16.16 million t -10.8%
2024 17.52 million t +8.4%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 17.52 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 197,345 t, 88.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 17.52 million t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 535,250 t, 32.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.67 million t 15.79 million t 20.31 million t 9
1970s 20.31 million t 18.78 million t 22.33 million t 10
1980s 20.78 million t 19.07 million t 23.52 million t 10
1990s 18.87 million t 16.75 million t 21.78 million t 10
2000s 18.55 million t 16.37 million t 19.45 million t 10
2010s 17.53 million t 16.06 million t 18.61 million t 10
2020s 17.36 million t 16.16 million t 18.12 million t 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Brazil 41.57 million t compare
  2. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 16.99 million t compare
  3. 5 Mexico 25.64 million t compare
  4. 6 Indonesia 25.03 million t compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 12.65 million t compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.76 million t compare
  7. 8 USSR 17.31 million t compare
  8. 9 Spain 16.97 million t compare
  9. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 5.65 million t compare
  10. 10 Egypt 16.65 million t compare
  11. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.17 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fruit primary — production in Italy?
Fruit primary — production in Italy was 17.52 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fruit primary — production recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 23.52 million t in 1983.
What is the lowest fruit primary — production recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 15.79 million t in 1961.
How does Italy rank for fruit primary — production?
Italy ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is fruit primary — production rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Fruit Primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fruit Primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
241 places, 14,012 data points, 1961–2024
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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.