True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested was 340 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Italy is 340 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Italy peaked at 14,724 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1985.
That places Italy 17th out of 33 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.
True hemp, raw or retted — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,601 ha | — |
| 1962 | 14,724 ha | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 12,213 ha | -17.1% |
| 1964 | 8,765 ha | -28.2% |
| 1965 | 8,858 ha | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 9,410 ha | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 6,066 ha | -35.5% |
| 1968 | 4,002 ha | -34.0% |
| 1969 | 1,861 ha | -53.5% |
| 1970 | 899 ha | -51.7% |
| 1971 | 454 ha | -49.5% |
| 1972 | 269 ha | -40.7% |
| 1973 | 161 ha | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 142 ha | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 162 ha | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 205 ha | +26.5% |
| 1977 | 237 ha | +15.6% |
| 1978 | 250 ha | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 80 ha | -68.0% |
| 1980 | 38 ha | -52.5% |
| 1981 | 18 ha | -52.6% |
| 1982 | 1 ha | -94.4% |
| 1983 | 2 ha | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 2 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 109 ha | — |
| 2000 | 78 ha | -28.4% |
| 2001 | 40 ha | -48.7% |
| 2002 | 296 ha | +640.0% |
| 2003 | 858 ha | +189.9% |
| 2004 | 296 ha | -65.5% |
| 2005 | 250 ha | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 250 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 ha | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 175 ha | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 209 ha | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 100 ha | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 227 ha | +127.0% |
| 2013 | 276 ha | +21.6% |
| 2014 | 223 ha | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 530 ha | +137.7% |
| 2016 | 731 ha | +37.9% |
| 2017 | 459 ha | -37.2% |
| 2018 | 670 ha | +46.0% |
| 2019 | 910 ha | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 610 ha | -33.0% |
| 2021 | 600 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 490 ha | -18.3% |
| 2023 | 300 ha | -38.8% |
| 2024 | 340 ha | +13.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 340 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 140 ha, 2.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Italy's 340 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 110 ha, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where True hemp, raw or retted — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +640.0% | 40 ha | 296 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,722 ha | 1,861 ha | 14,724 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 285.9 ha | 80 ha | 899 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.17 ha | 0 ha | 38 ha | 6 |
| 1990s | 109 ha | 109 ha | 109 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 269.3 ha | 40 ha | 858 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 433.5 ha | 100 ha | 910 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 468 ha | 300 ha | 610 ha | 5 |
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 true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Italy?
- True hemp, raw or retted — area harvested in Italy was 340 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 14,724 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1985.
- How does Italy rank for true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is true hemp, raw or retted — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 True hemp, raw or retted — 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.