Potato yields in Italy
Italy: Potato yields was 28.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Italy stood at 28.78 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Italy peaked at 30.3 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.45 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Italy 44th out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.16 tonnes per hectare | 9.45 tonnes per hectare | 12.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.74 tonnes per hectare | 12.81 tonnes per hectare | 17.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.24 tonnes per hectare | 17.05 tonnes per hectare | 19.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.42 tonnes per hectare | 19.16 tonnes per hectare | 24.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.41 tonnes per hectare | 21.77 tonnes per hectare | 25.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.67 tonnes per hectare | 24.92 tonnes per hectare | 28.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.89 tonnes per hectare | 27.84 tonnes per hectare | 30.3 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 potato yields in Italy?
- Potato yields in Italy was 28.78 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.45 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Italy rank for potato yields?
- Italy ranks 44th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.