Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy
Italy: Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2.1% for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy peaked at 3.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places Italy 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.2% | — |
| 1962 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.3% | +10.8% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | -38.8% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 1.4% | +29.2% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +42.3% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 1.8% | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -48.5% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +82.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -24.3% |
| 1982 | 1.8% | +94.6% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | -21.6% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | -22.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +53.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +57.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -36.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -37.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +90.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +78.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -20.4% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +51.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +19.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +47.8% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +1.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.5%, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy?
- Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses in Italy was 2.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to industrial uses recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Italy rank for share of cereals allocated to industrial uses?
- Italy ranks 75th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to industrial uses rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic consumption – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to other purposes (primarily industrial uses such as biofuel production), relative to the total allocated to human food, animal feed, and other uses. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.