Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested was 49,090 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Italy is 49,090 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Italy peaked at 387,840 ha in 1963 and was at its lowest, 45,450 ha, in 2023.
That places Italy 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 380,410 ha | — |
| 1962 | 378,478 ha | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 387,840 ha | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 357,815 ha | -7.7% |
| 1965 | 350,183 ha | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 349,285 ha | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 341,097 ha | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 320,968 ha | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 307,495 ha | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 287,919 ha | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 238,890 ha | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 195,180 ha | -18.3% |
| 1973 | 183,215 ha | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 182,657 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 179,834 ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 174,809 ha | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 186,569 ha | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 173,446 ha | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 169,775 ha | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 162,383 ha | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 154,403 ha | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 149,373 ha | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 147,611 ha | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 139,421 ha | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 138,086 ha | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 134,187 ha | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 131,306 ha | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 127,647 ha | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 125,147 ha | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 121,007 ha | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 111,442 ha | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 106,702 ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 94,148 ha | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 87,162 ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 89,947 ha | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 92,079 ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 91,383 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 90,834 ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 86,810 ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 83,162 ha | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 79,226 ha | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 78,359 ha | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 75,340 ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 73,837 ha | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 71,343 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 73,868 ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 69,943 ha | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 70,984 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 71,033 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 62,857 ha | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 62,583 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 58,652 ha | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 50,667 ha | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 52,662 ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 50,770 ha | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 48,762 ha | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 48,959 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 46,430 ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 46,810 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 47,350 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46,700 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 47,030 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 45,450 ha | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 49,090 ha | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 352,619 ha | 307,495 ha | 387,840 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 197,229 ha | 169,775 ha | 287,919 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 140,956 ha | 125,147 ha | 162,383 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,151 ha | 86,810 ha | 121,007 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,710 ha | 69,943 ha | 83,162 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,915 ha | 46,430 ha | 62,857 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,124 ha | 45,450 ha | 49,090 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 80 Turkmenistan 53,855 ha compare
- 81 Australia and New Zealand 51,223 ha compare
- 82 Equatorial Guinea 49,925 ha compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 45,450 ha compare
- 85 Namibia 45,153 ha compare
- 86 Republic of Korea 43,403 ha 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Italy?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested in Italy was 49,090 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 387,840 ha in 1963.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,450 ha in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested. 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.