Rye — Production in Italy
Italy: Rye — Production was 11,970 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rye — Production in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rye — production in Italy stood at 11,970 t.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye — production in Italy peaked at 95,900 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,940 t, in 2003.
Italy ranks 38th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rye — Production in Italy, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 95,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 92,900 t | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 76,800 t | -17.3% |
| 1964 | 85,700 t | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 83,200 t | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 83,300 t | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 81,500 t | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 75,100 t | -7.9% |
| 1969 | 70,700 t | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 68,500 t | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 54,500 t | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 38,000 t | -30.3% |
| 1973 | 37,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 36,000 t | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 37,400 t | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 35,100 t | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 31,300 t | -10.8% |
| 1978 | 35,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1979 | 37,200 t | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 35,600 t | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 30,800 t | -13.5% |
| 1982 | 31,400 t | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 26,900 t | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 24,300 t | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 22,800 t | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 22,100 t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 20,300 t | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 18,000 t | -11.3% |
| 1989 | 20,600 t | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 20,800 t | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 18,800 t | -9.6% |
| 1992 | 22,586 t | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 22,800 t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 20,295 t | -11.0% |
| 1995 | 19,779 t | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 20,400 t | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 19,000 t | -6.9% |
| 1998 | 20,100 t | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 12,357 t | -38.5% |
| 2000 | 10,291 t | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 8,600 t | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 9,631 t | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 6,940 t | -27.9% |
| 2004 | 7,851 t | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 7,876 t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8,590 t | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 8,953 t | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 10,800 t | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 11,700 t | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 13,926 t | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 14,382 t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 16,083 t | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 14,306 t | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 11,529 t | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 13,183 t | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 13,170 t | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,097 t | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 10,960 t | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 12,880 t | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 11,820 t | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 11,210 t | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 10,730 t | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 10,960 t | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 11,970 t | +9.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 11,970 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,920 t, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Italy's 11,970 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,441 t, 78% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,789 t | 70,700 t | 95,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,000 t | 31,300 t | 68,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,280 t | 18,000 t | 35,600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,692 t | 12,357 t | 22,800 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,123 t | 6,940 t | 11,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,152 t | 10,960 t | 16,083 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,338 t | 10,730 t | 11,970 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 35 Bulgaria 13,540 t compare
- 36 Greece 13,480 t compare
- 37 Portugal 12,960 t compare
- 39 Switzerland 7,395 t compare
- 40 Luxembourg 6,200 t compare
- 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,669 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 rye — production in Italy?
- Rye — production in Italy was 11,970 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rye — production recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 95,900 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest rye — production recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,940 t in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for rye — production?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye — production rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 — 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.