Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Italy
Italy: Pulses, Other and products — Food supply was 25.56 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Italy, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Italy recorded 25.56 kcal/cap/d for pulses, other and products — food supply in 2023.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, other and products — food supply in Italy peaked at 26.19 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.17 kcal/cap/d, in 2011.
That places Italy 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses, Other and products — Food supply in Italy, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.88 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 19.17 kcal/cap/d | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 19.3 kcal/cap/d | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.63 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.43 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 19.52 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.48 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 20.34 kcal/cap/d | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 25.98 kcal/cap/d | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 26.19 kcal/cap/d | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 22.79 kcal/cap/d | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 25.56 kcal/cap/d | +12.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 25.56 kcal/cap/d is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.37 kcal/cap/d, 2.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 25.56 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.36 kcal/cap/d, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Other and products — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +27.7% | 20.34 kcal/cap/d | 25.98 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.76 kcal/cap/d | 19.17 kcal/cap/d | 21.88 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.13 kcal/cap/d | 22.79 kcal/cap/d | 26.19 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 55 New Zealand 29.27 kcal/cap/d compare
- 56 Lithuania 28.04 kcal/cap/d compare
- 57 Mozambique 27.44 kcal/cap/d compare
- 59 Israel 23.82 kcal/cap/d compare
- 60 Dominican Republic 23.48 kcal/cap/d compare
- 61 Guyana 22.68 kcal/cap/d 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 pulses, other and products — food supply in Italy?
- Pulses, other and products — food supply in Italy was 25.56 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 26.19 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest pulses, other and products — food supply recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.17 kcal/cap/d in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for pulses, other and products — food supply?
- Italy ranks 58th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, other and products — food supply rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, published as part of Pulses, Other and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.