Cereal yield in Italy

Cereal farms in Italy harvested 4,982 kg per hectare in 2024.

Measure: Cereal yield Unit: Kilograms per hectare Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Italy, 2024 4,982 Kilograms per hectare
Change from 2023 −1.5% 2023: 5,059 kg per hectare
European Union, 2023 5,329 kg per hectare Official aggregate Not the same period as Italy (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 5,276 kg per hectare Middle value of 26 countries
Position in 2024 45th of 176 See the full ranking

Cereal yield in Italy over time

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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Cereal yield (kilograms per hectare), 2000 to 2024
Period ItalyEuropean Union
2024 4,982 kg per hectare –
2023 5,059 kg per hectare 5,329 kg per hectare
2022 4,750 kg per hectare 5,261 kg per hectare
2021 5,563 kg per hectare 5,664 kg per hectare
2020 5,627 kg per hectare 5,465 kg per hectare
2019 5,336 kg per hectare 5,575 kg per hectare
2018 5,351 kg per hectare 5,230 kg per hectare
2017 5,175 kg per hectare 5,500 kg per hectare
2016 5,599 kg per hectare 5,194 kg per hectare
2015 5,402 kg per hectare 5,378 kg per hectare
2014 5,718 kg per hectare 5,612 kg per hectare
2013 5,265 kg per hectare 5,253 kg per hectare
2012 5,315 kg per hectare 4,821 kg per hectare
2011 5,677 kg per hectare 5,061 kg per hectare
2010 5,323 kg per hectare 4,916 kg per hectare
2009 5,087 kg per hectare 4,969 kg per hectare
2008 5,353 kg per hectare 5,106 kg per hectare
2007 5,174 kg per hectare 4,491 kg per hectare
2006 5,316 kg per hectare 4,562 kg per hectare
2005 5,361 kg per hectare 4,712 kg per hectare
2004 5,444 kg per hectare 5,238 kg per hectare
2003 4,307 kg per hectare 4,145 kg per hectare
2002 4,959 kg per hectare 4,605 kg per hectare
2001 4,821 kg per hectare 4,556 kg per hectare
2000 4,994 kg per hectare 4,398 kg per hectare

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.5% from 5,059 kg per hectare in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5,718 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by −12.9%.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 45th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.YLD.CREL.KG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Italy
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)