Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 10.98 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.98 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 171 countries
All-time high
13.71 t per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
5.01 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Italy is 10.98 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 13.71 t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.01 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 17th of 171 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.01 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.37 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 5.33 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 5.74 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 6.18 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 6.67 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 6.97 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 7.64 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 7.91 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 8.5 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 8.81 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 8.94 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 9.42 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 9.74 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 9.68 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 10.13 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 10.72 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 11.02 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 11.68 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 12.13 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 12.07 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.16 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 12.69 t per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 12.75 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.67 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.56 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 12.91 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 13.11 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 13.13 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 13.43 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 12.96 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 13.16 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 13.14 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.04 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 12.98 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.29 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.23 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 13.15 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.48 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 13.23 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 13.46 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 13.6 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.99 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 13.2 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 12.8 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.67 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.19 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.27 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.4 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.71 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.35 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.55 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 12.98 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 12.41 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 12.32 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 12.38 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.48 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.78 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 12.01 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.13 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 10.98 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 10.98 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 10.98 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 t per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 t per square kilometre | 5.01 t per square kilometre | 7.91 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.86 t per square kilometre | 8.5 t per square kilometre | 11.68 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.62 t per square kilometre | 12.07 t per square kilometre | 13.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.19 t per square kilometre | 12.96 t per square kilometre | 13.48 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.18 t per square kilometre | 12.67 t per square kilometre | 13.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.75 t per square kilometre | 11.4 t per square kilometre | 13.71 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.47 t per square kilometre | 10.98 t per square kilometre | 12.01 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Italy was 10.98 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.71 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.