Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 6.32 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6.32 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
18th
of 110 countries
All-time high
15.49 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
5.79 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.32 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 15.49 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 5.79 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Italy ranks 18th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.77 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15.49 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 14.94 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 14.99 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.58 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 14.53 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 13.64 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 14.55 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 14.34 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 13.29 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 12.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 12.21 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 12.62 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 12.05 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 12.05 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 11.81 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1979 | 11.74 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.59 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 11.08 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 11.31 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 11.33 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 11.13 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 10.32 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 10.66 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.78 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 10.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 9.12 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 8.56 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 8.06 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 8.19 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.92 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.12 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 7.85 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 7.74 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 7.67 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.96 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 7.18 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 6.51 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 7.1 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.74 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 6.19 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.86 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 6.27 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 6.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.34 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 6.37 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.47 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.11 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 5.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.32 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 6.32 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2 ha per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 6.32 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.45 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.65 ha per square kilometre | 13.64 ha per square kilometre | 15.49 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.23 ha per square kilometre | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | 14.07 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.77 ha per square kilometre | 9.78 ha per square kilometre | 11.59 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.37 ha per square kilometre | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | 9.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.41 ha per square kilometre | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | 8.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | 5.86 ha per square kilometre | 6.47 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 ha per square kilometre | 5.79 ha per square kilometre | 6.32 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy was 6.32 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.49 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.79 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.