Corn yields in Italy
Italy: Corn yields was 9.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn yields in Italy stood at 9.97 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Italy peaked at 11.27 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.91 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Italy ranks 19th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 6.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 7.26 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.11 tonnes per hectare | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | 9.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 10.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.13 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 11.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Italy?
- Corn yields in Italy was 9.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.27 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.91 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for corn yields?
- Italy ranks 19th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.