Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Italy
Italy: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0288 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0288 ha per person for wheat — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0895 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 ha per person, in 2020.
That places Italy 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.086 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0895 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0857 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0853 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0823 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0814 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0758 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0804 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0788 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0769 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0723 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.07 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0656 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0674 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0639 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.05 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0618 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0613 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0604 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0577 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0588 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0589 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0579 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0536 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0554 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0545 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0508 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0519 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0489 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0473 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0443 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0405 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0417 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0437 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0423 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0416 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0409 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0419 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0408 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0423 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0395 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0365 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.033 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0357 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0387 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0306 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0289 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0308 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0315 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0311 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0318 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0301 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0304 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0294 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0288 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0301 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0288 ha per person | -9.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0288 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0299 ha per person, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0288 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0366 ha per person, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0828 ha per person | 0.0758 ha per person | 0.0895 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0653 ha per person | 0.05 ha per person | 0.0769 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.056 ha per person | 0.0508 ha per person | 0.0604 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.0405 ha per person | 0.0489 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0378 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0423 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0289 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.0288 ha per person | 0.0317 ha per person | 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 wheat — area harvested, per capita in Italy?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in Italy was 0.0288 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0895 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.