Persimmons — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Persimmons — Area harvested was 2,416 ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Persimmons — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2017, persimmons — area harvested in Italy stood at 2,416 ha.
The figure is down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persimmons — area harvested in Italy peaked at 4,600 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,227 ha, in 2000.
That places Italy 11th out of 20 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Persimmons — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 4,200 ha | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 4,100 ha | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 4,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 3,900 ha | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 3,800 ha | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 3,600 ha | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 3,800 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 3,400 ha | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 3,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,600 ha | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 3,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 3,500 ha | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 3,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,500 ha | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 4,400 ha | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 3,300 ha | -25.0% |
| 1980 | 3,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,400 ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 3,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,175 ha | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 3,379 ha | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 3,313 ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 3,231 ha | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 3,154 ha | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 3,163 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 3,165 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 3,055 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 3,013 ha | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 3,007 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,966 ha | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 2,876 ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2,878 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,900 ha | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3,021 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 3,258 ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 2,648 ha | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 2,227 ha | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 2,675 ha | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 2,891 ha | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 2,840 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,820 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,720 ha | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 2,837 ha | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 3,000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 2,693 ha | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 2,640 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,583 ha | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,601 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,498 ha | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2,504 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 2,531 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,598 ha | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2,416 ha | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2,416 ha | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,416 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,131 ha, 77% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,416 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576 ha, 4.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persimmons — Area harvested in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +28.6% | 3,500 ha | 4,500 ha |
| 1979 | -25.0% | 4,400 ha | 3,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,144 ha | 3,600 ha | 4,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,700 ha | 3,300 ha | 4,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,268 ha | 3,154 ha | 3,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,962 ha | 2,648 ha | 3,258 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,734 ha | 2,227 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,518 ha | 2,416 ha | 2,601 ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 8 China, Taiwan Province of 5,042 ha compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 3,131 ha compare
- 10 Pakistan 2,726 ha
- 12 Israel 737 ha compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 524 ha compare
- 14 Australia 415 ha compare
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 persimmons — area harvested in Italy?
- Persimmons — area harvested in Italy was 2,416 ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest persimmons — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4,600 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest persimmons — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,227 ha in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for persimmons — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 20 countries with data for 2017.
- Is persimmons — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. 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 Persimmons — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.