Quinces — Production in Italy
Italy: Quinces — Production was 721 t in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Quinces — Production in Italy, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quinces — production in Italy is 721 t, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quinces — production in Italy peaked at 14,270 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 414 t, in 2001.
That places Italy 36th out of 56 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Quinces — Production in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 11,900 t | -14.4% |
| 1963 | 13,600 t | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 13,670 t | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 14,270 t | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 14,200 t | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 14,170 t | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 13,860 t | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 13,380 t | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 11,300 t | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 9,950 t | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 8,650 t | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 8,080 t | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 7,350 t | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 5,890 t | -19.9% |
| 1976 | 5,610 t | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 5,000 t | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 4,800 t | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 4,440 t | -7.5% |
| 1980 | 4,510 t | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 4,280 t | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3,790 t | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 2,450 t | -35.4% |
| 1984 | 2,310 t | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 2,420 t | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1,020 t | -57.9% |
| 1987 | 1,050 t | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 980 t | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 960 t | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 880 t | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 969 t | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 909 t | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 1,099 t | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 572 t | -48.0% |
| 1996 | 700 t | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 600 t | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 700 t | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 921 t | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 418 t | -54.6% |
| 2001 | 414 t | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 604 t | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 515 t | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 608 t | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 634 t | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 818 t | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 611 t | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 725 t | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 645 t | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1,250 t | +93.8% |
| 2011 | 1,146 t | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 1,344 t | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 1,306 t | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 620.5 t | -52.5% |
| 2015 | 593.5 t | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 837.1 t | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 721 t | -13.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 721 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 678 t, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Italy's 721 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,150 t, 34% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Quinces — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +93.8% | 645 t | 1,250 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,661 t | 11,900 t | 14,270 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,107 t | 4,440 t | 11,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,377 t | 960 t | 4,510 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 835 t | 572 t | 1,099 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 599.2 t | 414 t | 818 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 977.2 t | 593.5 t | 1,344 t | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 33 New Zealand 1,373 t compare
- 33 Australia and New Zealand 1,373 t compare
- 35 North Macedonia 1,291 t compare
- 37 Kazakhstan 707.92 t compare
- 38 Switzerland 678 t compare
- 39 Chile 476.82 t 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 quinces — production in Italy?
- Quinces — production in Italy was 721 t in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest quinces — production recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14,270 t in 1965.
- What is the lowest quinces — production recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 414 t in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for quinces — production?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 56 countries with data for 2017.
- Is quinces — production rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Quinces — Production. 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.