Mustard seed — Yield in Italy
Italy: Mustard seed — Yield was 800 kg/ha in 1993. ▼ Falling
Mustard seed — Yield in Italy, 1961–1993
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 800 kg/ha for mustard seed — yield in 1993.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mustard seed — yield in Italy peaked at 1,424 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 500 kg/ha, in 1982.
Italy ranks 17th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Mustard seed — Yield in Italy, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,192 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,154 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 1,080 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 1,250 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 1,176 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 937.5 kg/ha | -20.3% |
| 1967 | 909.1 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 909.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,125 kg/ha | +23.7% |
| 1970 | 1,143 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 1,022 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 1,050 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1,424 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 1974 | 1,122 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 1,106 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,133 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 800 kg/ha | -29.4% |
| 1978 | 1,157 kg/ha | +44.6% |
| 1979 | 1,131 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 1,127 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,000 kg/ha | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 500 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1983 | 666.7 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 1,000 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 1,111 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1986 | 1,000 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 555.6 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1989 | 500 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 833.3 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 1991 | 1,200 kg/ha | +44.0% |
| 1992 | 1,000 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 800 kg/ha | -20.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 800 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 806.9 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Italy's 800 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806.9 kg/ha, 99% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,081 kg/ha | 909.1 kg/ha | 1,250 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,109 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 1,424 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 846.02 kg/ha | 500 kg/ha | 1,127 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 958.33 kg/ha | 800 kg/ha | 1,200 kg/ha | 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 mustard seed — yield in Italy?
- Mustard seed — yield in Italy was 800 kg/ha in 1993, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mustard seed — yield recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,424 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest mustard seed — yield recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 500 kg/ha in 1982.
- How does Italy rank for mustard seed — yield?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 31 countries with data for 1993.
- Is mustard seed — yield rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Mustard seed — 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.