Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Italy

Land under cereal production in Italy in 2023 — 3,054,290 ha. Ranked 44 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 52.2%.

2023 3.05M ha +1.45% vs 2022
World rank 44of 180
Period maximum 6.49M ha1962
Period minimum 2.98M ha2021

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Italy, 1961–20232M3M4M5M6M7M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 6,387,203 ha1963: 6,299,467 ha1965: 6,056,518 ha1967: 5,768,719 ha1969: 5,922,142 ha1971: 5,515,115 ha1973: 5,278,781 ha1975: 5,124,766 ha1977: 4,504,694 ha1979: 5,129,977 ha1981: 5,006,438 ha1983: 5,127,063 ha1985: 4,821,364 ha1987: 4,693,753 ha1989: 4,627,087 ha1991: 4,401,724 ha1993: 4,075,797 ha1995: 4,216,267 ha1997: 4,195,050 ha1999: 4,173,966 ha2001: 4,134,297 ha2003: 4,147,562 ha2005: 3,995,818 ha2007: 3,933,244 ha2009: 3,480,655 ha2011: 3,438,491 ha2013: 3,459,869 ha2015: 3,275,506 ha2017: 3,140,579 ha2019: 3,066,520 ha2021: 2,978,390 ha2023: 3,054,290 ha
Change over the period: −3.33M (−52.18%) Average annual rate: -1.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 3.05M ha
World 738M ha
Southern Europe computed 12.41M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.05M +43,670 +1.45%
2022 3.01M +32,230 +1.08%
2021 2.98M −33,340 −1.11%
2020 3.01M −54,790 −1.79%
2019 3.07M −26,180 −0.85%
2018 3.09M −47,879 −1.52%
2017 3.14M −113,406 −3.49%
2016 3.25M −21,521 −0.66%
2015 3.28M −117,030 −3.45%
2014 3.39M −67,333 −1.95%
2013 3.46M −38,516 −1.1%
2012 3.5M +59,894 +1.74%
2011 3.44M −37,897 −1.09%
2010 3.48M −4,267 −0.12%
2009 3.48M −556,947 −13.79%
2008 4.04M +104,358 +2.65%
2007 3.93M +132,197 +3.48%
2006 3.8M −194,771 −4.87%
2005 4M −280,689 −6.56%
2004 4.28M +128,945 +3.11%
2003 4.15M −137,087 −3.2%
2002 4.28M +150,352 +3.64%
2001 4.13M −2,912 −0.07%
2000 4.14M −36,757 −0.88%
1999 4.17M +91,611 +2.24%
1998 4.08M −112,695 −2.69%
1997 4.2M −28,615 −0.68%
1996 4.22M +7,398 +0.18%
1995 4.22M +112,500 +2.74%
1994 4.1M +27,970 +0.69%
1993 4.08M −149,640 −3.54%
1992 4.23M −176,287 −4%
1991 4.4M −11,678 −0.26%
1990 4.41M −213,685 −4.62%
1989 4.63M +56,528 +1.24%
1988 4.57M −123,194 −2.62%
1987 4.69M −155,994 −3.22%
1986 4.85M +28,383 +0.59%
1985 4.82M −252,943 −4.98%
1984 5.07M −52,756 −1.03%
1983 5.13M +12,062 +0.24%
1982 5.12M +108,563 +2.17%
1981 5.01M −104,199 −2.04%
1980 5.11M −19,340 −0.38%
1979 5.13M −8,279 −0.16%
1978 5.14M +633,562 +14.06%
1977 4.5M −640,507 −12.45%
1976 5.15M +20,435 +0.4%
1975 5.12M −146,204 −2.77%
1974 5.27M −7,811 −0.15%
1973 5.28M −57,040 −1.07%
1972 5.34M −179,294 −3.25%
1971 5.52M −348,706 −5.95%
1970 5.86M −58,321 −0.98%
1969 5.92M −32,318 −0.54%
1968 5.95M +185,741 +3.22%
1967 5.77M −222,499 −3.71%
1966 5.99M −65,300 −1.08%
1965 6.06M −188,386 −3.02%
1964 6.24M −54,563 −0.87%
1963 6.3M −186,388 −2.87%
1962 6.49M +98,652 +1.54%
1961 6.39M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.