Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested was 5,576 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Italy is 5,576 ha, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Italy peaked at 30,381 ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,477 ha, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17,792 ha | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 30,381 ha | +70.8% |
| 1992 | 24,651 ha | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 23,431 ha | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 13,247 ha | -43.5% |
| 1995 | 20,351 ha | +53.6% |
| 1996 | 19,703 ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 18,266 ha | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 19,540 ha | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 17,218 ha | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 16,816 ha | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 8,804 ha | -47.6% |
| 2002 | 8,789 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,789 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,779 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8,704 ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8,754 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 8,675 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11,000 ha | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 10,819 ha | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 10,823 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9,183 ha | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 5,672 ha | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 5,768 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 5,769 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,772 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,477 ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 5,576 ha | +1.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 5,576 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,757 ha, 3.2× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Italy's 5,576 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,692 ha, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 17,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,458 ha | 13,247 ha | 30,381 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,993 ha | 8,675 ha | 16,816 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,755 ha | 5,477 ha | 10,823 ha | 8 |
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- 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 locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Italy?
- Locust beans (carobs) — area harvested in Italy was 5,576 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30,381 ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest locust beans (carobs) — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,477 ha in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for locust beans (carobs) — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 3rd out of 15 countries with data for 2017.
- Is locust beans (carobs) — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 Locust beans (carobs) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.