Pea yields in Italy
Italy: Pea yields was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pea yields in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pea yields in Italy is 2.62 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Italy peaked at 3.4 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6701 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Italy 20th out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8793 tonnes per hectare | 0.6701 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.9959 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 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 pea yields in Italy?
- Pea yields in Italy was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pea yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6701 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for pea yields?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Pea yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.