Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Italy

Italy: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 524,626 ha in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
524,626 ha
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
52nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
746,957 ha
in 1998
All-time low
17,460 ha
in 1970
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2017

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

Analysis

In 2017, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Italy stood at 524,626 ha.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Italy peaked at 746,957 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17,460 ha, in 1970.

That places Italy 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40,921 ha 18,521 ha 63,096 ha 9
1970s 29,495 ha 17,460 ha 47,111 ha 10
1980s 290,472 ha 37,818 ha 679,061 ha 10
1990s 607,499 ha 413,914 ha 746,957 ha 10
2000s 423,436 ha 313,990 ha 630,941 ha 10
2010s 436,092 ha 355,443 ha 524,626 ha 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 49 Mexico 623,315 ha compare
  2. 50 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
  3. 51 Ethiopia PDR 535,615 ha compare
  4. 53 Sri Lanka 519,071 ha compare
  5. 54 Serbia 508,100 ha compare
  6. 55 Czechia 479,523 ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Italy?
Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Italy was 524,626 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 746,957 ha in 1998.
What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 17,460 ha in 1970.
How does Italy rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
Italy ranks 52nd out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,029 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.