Rye — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Rye — Area harvested was 3,690 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rye — area harvested in Italy is 3,690 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Italy peaked at 59,649 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2,654 ha, in 2005.
That places Italy 39th out of 66 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.
Rye — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 59,649 ha | — |
| 1962 | 55,767 ha | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 52,592 ha | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 51,128 ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 47,710 ha | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 46,445 ha | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 45,787 ha | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 41,762 ha | -8.8% |
| 1969 | 38,000 ha | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 35,309 ha | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 29,244 ha | -17.2% |
| 1972 | 17,923 ha | -38.7% |
| 1973 | 17,509 ha | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 17,321 ha | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 17,103 ha | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 15,908 ha | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 14,932 ha | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 15,057 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 15,367 ha | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 14,963 ha | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 14,142 ha | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 12,990 ha | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 11,344 ha | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 9,280 ha | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 9,051 ha | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 8,330 ha | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 7,591 ha | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 7,513 ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 7,951 ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 8,105 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 7,588 ha | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 8,240 ha | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 8,000 ha | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 7,079 ha | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 7,108 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 8,000 ha | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 8,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,000 ha | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 4,386 ha | -60.1% |
| 2000 | 3,479 ha | -20.7% |
| 2001 | 3,010 ha | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 3,360 ha | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 2,709 ha | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 2,856 ha | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 2,654 ha | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2,847 ha | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 3,038 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 4,733 ha | +55.8% |
| 2009 | 4,600 ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 4,513 ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4,851 ha | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 4,988 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4,825 ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 3,837 ha | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 4,113 ha | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 4,172 ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,592 ha | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 3,540 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 3,910 ha | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 3,580 ha | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 3,380 ha | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,440 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3,590 ha | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3,690 ha | +2.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3,690 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,740 ha, 29% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3,690 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,750 ha, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +55.8% | 3,038 ha | 4,733 ha |
| 1999 | -60.1% | 11,000 ha | 4,386 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,760 ha | 38,000 ha | 59,649 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,567 ha | 14,932 ha | 35,309 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,316 ha | 7,513 ha | 14,963 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,751 ha | 4,386 ha | 11,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,329 ha | 2,654 ha | 4,733 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,234 ha | 3,540 ha | 4,988 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,536 ha | 3,380 ha | 3,690 ha | 5 |
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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 rye — area harvested in Italy?
- Rye — area harvested in Italy was 3,690 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 59,649 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,654 ha in 2005.
- How does Italy rank for rye — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Rye — 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.