Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 4.28 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 4.28 t per square kilometre for potatoes — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 14.91 t per square kilometre in 1963 and was at its lowest, 4.28 t per square kilometre, in 2023.
Italy ranks 41st of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.37 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.11 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 14.91 t per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1964 | 13 t per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 12.07 t per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1966 | 13.12 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 13.63 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 13.46 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 13.5 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 12.47 t per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 11.08 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1972 | 10.03 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 9.82 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 9.69 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 9.86 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 10.47 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 9.67 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 10.27 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 9.79 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 8.74 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 8.51 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 8.33 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 8.15 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 8.67 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 8.34 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 7.96 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 8.36 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 7.85 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 7.54 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 8.17 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 7.13 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 6.87 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.08 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 6.99 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 6.87 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.46 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 7.03 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 6.94 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.62 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 6.27 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 5.45 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 6.16 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 5.93 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 6.03 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.02 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.42 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 5.93 t per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.27 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 5.23 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.03 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 4.3 t per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 4.62 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 4.63 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.63 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.55 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.42 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.53 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 4.85 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.51 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4.28 t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4.28 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 t per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4.28 t per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.83 t per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.24 t per square kilometre | 12.07 t per square kilometre | 14.91 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.33 t per square kilometre | 9.67 t per square kilometre | 12.47 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.68 t per square kilometre | 7.96 t per square kilometre | 9.94 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3 t per square kilometre | 6.87 t per square kilometre | 8.17 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.08 t per square kilometre | 5.42 t per square kilometre | 6.94 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 t per square kilometre | 4.3 t per square kilometre | 5.27 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 t per square kilometre | 4.28 t per square kilometre | 4.85 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Italy was 4.28 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14.91 t per square kilometre in 1963.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.