Yields of key staple crops in Italy
Italy: Yields of key staple crops was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Italy is 3.66 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Italy peaked at 4.22 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.85 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Italy 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.22 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 43 South Africa 3.81 tonnes per hectare compare
- 44 Bangladesh 3.76 tonnes per hectare compare
- 45 Switzerland 3.67 tonnes per hectare compare
- 47 Spain 3.65 tonnes per hectare compare
- 48 India 3.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 49 Finland 3.54 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Italy?
- Yields of key staple crops in Italy was 3.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Italy rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Italy ranks 46th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.