Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Italy
Italy: Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.38 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index in Italy, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Italy is 0.38, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Italy peaked at 0.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.26, in 2022.
Italy ranks 45th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.54 | 0.32 | 0.82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.318 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Italy?
- Potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index in Italy was 0.38 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 in 2010.
- What is the lowest potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.26 in 2022.
- How does Italy rank for potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Italy ranks 45th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Potatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK