Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy
Italy: Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested was 6,550 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6,550 ha for walnuts, in shell — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy peaked at 33,000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,441 ha, in 2011.
Italy ranks 24th 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.
Walnuts, in shell — Area harvested in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 31,000 ha | -6.1% |
| 1963 | 29,800 ha | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 28,400 ha | -4.7% |
| 1965 | 27,600 ha | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 27,200 ha | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 27,000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 26,700 ha | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 26,000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 24,700 ha | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 23,300 ha | -5.7% |
| 1972 | 21,600 ha | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 16,400 ha | -24.1% |
| 1974 | 16,300 ha | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 16,200 ha | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 14,800 ha | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 14,700 ha | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 14,600 ha | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 14,500 ha | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 14,400 ha | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 14,200 ha | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 14,000 ha | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 13,730 ha | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 13,644 ha | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 13,493 ha | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 13,299 ha | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 12,932 ha | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 6,492 ha | -49.8% |
| 1989 | 6,324 ha | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 6,036 ha | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 5,845 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 5,755 ha | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4,869 ha | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 4,257 ha | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 4,303 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4,300 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 4,250 ha | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4,100 ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 4,000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 3,900 ha | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 3,900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,098 ha | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 4,088 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3,657 ha | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 4,500 ha | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 3,941 ha | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 3,898 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 4,601 ha | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 3,441 ha | -25.2% |
| 2012 | 3,846 ha | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 3,975 ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3,896 ha | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3,895 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,979 ha | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 3,971 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,500 ha | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 4,670 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4,930 ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5,390 ha | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 5,440 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6,130 ha | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 6,550 ha | +6.9% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 6,550 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,075 ha, 6.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Italy's 6,550 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,869 ha, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Walnuts, in shell — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -49.8% | 12,932 ha | 6,492 ha |
| 2011 | -25.2% | 4,601 ha | 3,441 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28,522 ha | 26,000 ha | 33,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,710 ha | 14,500 ha | 24,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,251 ha | 6,324 ha | 14,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,792 ha | 4,100 ha | 6,036 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,998 ha | 3,657 ha | 4,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,077 ha | 3,441 ha | 4,670 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,688 ha | 4,930 ha | 6,550 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 walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy?
- Walnuts, in shell — area harvested in Italy was 6,550 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33,000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest walnuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,441 ha in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for walnuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is walnuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 Walnuts, in shell — 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.