Strawberries — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Strawberries — Area harvested was 4,380 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Strawberries — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, strawberries — area harvested in Italy stood at 4,380 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, strawberries — area harvested in Italy peaked at 15,048 ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2,600 ha, in 2011.
Italy ranks 20th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Strawberries — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,231 ha | — |
| 1962 | 8,019 ha | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 8,540 ha | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 9,181 ha | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 9,525 ha | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 10,377 ha | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 11,283 ha | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 10,976 ha | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 10,893 ha | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 11,042 ha | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 10,621 ha | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 10,951 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 11,776 ha | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 12,044 ha | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 11,557 ha | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 11,891 ha | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 11,902 ha | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 13,726 ha | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 15,048 ha | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 14,291 ha | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 12,546 ha | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 11,709 ha | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 10,722 ha | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 10,631 ha | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 10,799 ha | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10,870 ha | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 10,582 ha | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 10,317 ha | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 10,014 ha | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 9,120 ha | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 8,452 ha | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 8,051 ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 8,093 ha | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 8,036 ha | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 7,795 ha | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 7,485 ha | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 6,924 ha | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 7,461 ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 7,408 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6,934 ha | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 6,779 ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,339 ha | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 6,243 ha | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 6,195 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,826 ha | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 5,746 ha | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 6,033 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 6,409 ha | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6,021 ha | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 5,990 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,600 ha | -56.6% |
| 2012 | 4,702 ha | +80.8% |
| 2013 | 5,517 ha | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 5,685 ha | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 5,597 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4,881 ha | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 4,855 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4,720 ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 4,740 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4,620 ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4,500 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,800 ha | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 4,350 ha | +14.5% |
| 2024 | 4,380 ha | +0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4,380 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 740 ha, 5.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4,380 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 838 ha, 5.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Strawberries — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +80.8% | 2,600 ha | 4,702 ha |
| 2011 | -56.6% | 5,990 ha | 2,600 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,558 ha | 7,231 ha | 11,283 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,056 ha | 10,621 ha | 15,048 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,248 ha | 10,014 ha | 14,291 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,882 ha | 6,924 ha | 9,120 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,352 ha | 5,746 ha | 7,339 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,929 ha | 2,600 ha | 5,990 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,330 ha | 3,800 ha | 4,620 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 17 Czechoslovakia 4,900 ha compare
- 18 Japan 4,709 ha compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,527 ha compare
- 21 France 3,740 ha compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 3,521 ha compare
- 23 Finland 3,490 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 strawberries — area harvested in Italy?
- Strawberries — area harvested in Italy was 4,380 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15,048 ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest strawberries — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,600 ha in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for strawberries — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is strawberries — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Strawberries — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.