Agriculture in Italy: production, rankings and trends
Main agricultural products in Italy with FAOSTAT histories, records, yields and global rankings.
Products190products with a statistical page
Best world positionN°2best rank among tracked products
Products ranked world #10products currently ranked first
Top-10 products43products in the global top ten
What the data show
The currently eligible series for Italy cover 190 products. 0 products currently place Italy at world rank #1. In total, 43 products rank in the global Top 10.
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How many products are covered for Italy?
190 products currently have an eligible page in this language.
What is best world rank?
Best position means the highest rank reached among tracked products. For Italy it is #2, and 0 products currently rank world #1.
What is the source of Italy agricultural data?
The core series come from FAOSTAT. Terra Cultiva then calculates trends, records and rankings.
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| Product | Metric | Latest value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Primary | Production | 17.52M t 2024 | #8 |
| Cereals, primary | Production | 14.14M t 2024 | #33 |
| Vegetables Primary | Production | 10.64M t 2024 | #13 |
| Grapes | Production | 7.64M t 2024 | #2 |
| Wheat | Production | 6.21M t 2024 | #23 |
| Tomatoes | Production | 6.02M t 2024 | #6 |
| Maize (corn) | Production | 4.94M t 2024 | #26 |
| Citrus Fruit, Total | Production | 3.10M t 2024 | #14 |
| Apples | Production | 2.40M t 2024 | #6 |
| Olives | Production | 2.30M t 2024 | #3 |
| Oranges | Production | 1.81M t 2024 | #11 |
| Sugar beet | Production | 1.53M t 2024 | #22 |
| Sugar Crops Primary | Production | 1.53M t 2024 | #65 |
| Rice | Production | 1.45M t 2024 | #35 |
| Potatoes | Production | 1.41M t 2024 | #37 |
| Roots and Tubers, Total | Production | 1.41M t 2024 | #68 |
| Soya beans | Production | 1.13M t 2024 | #14 |
| Peaches and nectarines | Production | 1.09M t 2024 | #4 |
| Barley | Production | 918.6k t 2024 | #30 |
| Tangerines, mandarins, clementines | Production | 825.6k t 2024 | #10 |
| Cantaloupes and other melons | Production | 771.6k t 2024 | #6 |
| Watermelons | Production | 723.6k t 2024 | #18 |
| Lettuce and chicory | Production | 688.7k t 2024 | #5 |
| Pumpkins, squash and gourds | Production | 583.0k t 2024 | #10 |
| Carrots and turnips | Production | 510.8k t 2024 | #16 |
| Kiwi fruit | Production | 463.9k t 2024 | #3 |
| Pears | Production | 436.6k t 2024 | #6 |
| Lemons and limes | Production | 431.6k t 2024 | #12 |
| Eggplants (aubergines) | Production | 413.1k t 2024 | #9 |
| Cabbages | Production | 412.7k t 2024 | #23 |
| Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) | Production | 402.0k t 2024 | #38 |
| Artichokes | Production | 374.0k t 2024 | #2 |
| Cauliflowers and broccoli | Production | 366.8k t 2024 | #8 |
| Sunflower seed | Production | 287.7k t 2024 | #17 |
| Treenuts, Total | Production | 280.2k t 2024 | #14 |
| Sorghum | Production | 256.0k t 2024 | #25 |
| Apricots | Production | 240.1k t 2024 | #5 |
| Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) | Production | 234.8k t 2024 | #20 |
| Oats | Production | 212.0k t 2024 | #25 |
| Pulses, Total | Production | 185.6k t 2024 | #54 |
| Plums and sloes | Production | 170.2k t 2024 | #14 |
| Other beans, green | Production | 153.4k t 2024 | #10 |
| Strawberries | Production | 123.9k t 2024 | #13 |
| Hazelnuts, in shell | Production | 120.5k t 2024 | #2 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, dry | Production | 114.4k t 2024 | #11 |
| Spinach | Production | 102.4k t 2024 | #8 |
| Cucumbers and gherkins | Production | 96.3k t 2024 | #43 |
| Rape or colza seed | Production | 80.8k t 2024 | #35 |
| Cherries | Production | 80.7k t 2024 | #9 |
| Peas, green | Production | 79.0k t 2024 | #16 |
| Almonds, in shell | Production | 75.0k t 2024 | #8 |
| Triticale | Production | 67.6k t 2024 | #18 |
| Cereals n.e.c. | Production | 67.1k t 2024 | #8 |
| Chestnuts, in shell | Production | 64.3k t 2024 | #5 |
| Asparagus | Production | 60.1k t 2024 | #5 |
| Broad beans and horse beans, green | Production | 37.5k t 2024 | #14 |
| Peas, dry | Production | 37.5k t 2024 | #29 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | Production | 33.9k t 2024 | #18 |
| Other pulses n.e.c. | Production | 32.0k t 2024 | #28 |
| Other citrus fruit, n.e.c. | Production | 28.2k t 2024 | #21 |
| Green garlic | Production | 26.3k t 2024 | #32 |
| Walnuts, in shell | Production | 15.9k t 2024 | #21 |
| Leeks and other alliaceous vegetables | Production | 14.2k t 2024 | #18 |
| Figs | Production | 12.9k t 2024 | #17 |
| Rye | Production | 12.0k t 2024 | #35 |
| Blueberries | Production | 10.4k t 2024 | #12 |
| Other stone fruits | Production | 6.2k t 2024 | #12 |
| Pomelos and grapefruits | Production | 5.5k t 2024 | #43 |
| Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent | Production | 4.6k t 2024 | #71 |
| Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell, n.e.c. | Production | 4.4k t 2024 | #28 |
| True hemp, raw or retted | Production | 3.1k t 2024 | #9 |
| Raspberries | Production | 2.8k t 2024 | #22 |
| Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c. | Production | 2.3k t 2024 | #30 |
| Other oil seeds, n.e.c. | Production | 1.8k t 2024 | #47 |
| Lupins | Production | 1.7k t 2024 | #16 |
| Flax, raw or retted | Production | 1.5k t 2024 | #12 |
| Currants | Production | 1.1k t 2024 | #17 |
| Sour cherries | Production | 860 t 2024 | #27 |
| Milk, Total | Production | 13.97M t 2024 | #16 |
| Raw milk of cattle | Production | 13.19M t 2024 | #16 |
| Meat, Poultry | Production | 1.38M t 2024 | #28 |
| Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.26M t 2024 | #17 |
| Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.13M t 2024 | #27 |
| Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary | Production | 677.2k t 2024 | #21 |
| Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled | Production | 659.1k t 2024 | #21 |
| Raw milk of sheep | Production | 476.0k t 2024 | #7 |
| Raw milk of buffalo | Production | 254.1k t 2024 | #9 |
| Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled | Production | 245.5k t 2024 | #5 |
| Raw milk of goats | Production | 57.9k t 2024 | #42 |
| Sheep and Goat Meat | Production | 25.5k t 2024 | #71 |
| Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled | Production | 23.8k t 2024 | #57 |
| Meat of goat, fresh or chilled | Production | 1.7k t 2024 | #95 |
| Hen eggs in shell, fresh | Production | 712.5k t 2023 | — |
| Linseed | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #52 |
| Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #181 |
| Bananas | Production | 0.00 t 2024 | #130 |
| Swine / pigs | Stocks | 7.82M head 2024 | #22 |
| Sheep and Goats | Stocks | 6.30M head 2024 | #62 |
| Cattle and Buffaloes | Stocks | 6.20M head 2024 | #43 |
| Cattle | Stocks | 5.77M head 2024 | #46 |
| Sheep | Stocks | 5.39M head 2024 | #51 |
| Wine | Production | 4.25M t 2023 | #2 |
| Meat, Total | Production | 3.38M t 2024 | #22 |
| Skim milk of cows | Production | 3.19M t 2023 | #14 |
| Beer of barley, malted | Production | 1.84M t 2023 | #22 |
| Cheese (All Kinds) | Production | 1.34M t 2023 | #4 |
| Cheese from whole cow milk | Production | 1.21M t 2023 | #4 |
| Goats | Stocks | 911.0k head 2024 | #79 |
| Eggs Primary | Production | 712.5k t 2023 | — |
| Evaporated & Condensed Milk | Production | 549.8k t 2023 | #5 |
| Whey, condensed | Production | 528.7k t 2023 | #3 |
| Soya bean oil | Production | 501.2k t 2023 | #12 |
| Buffalo | Stocks | 437.0k head 2024 | #17 |
| Olive oil | Production | 359.5k t 2023 | #2 |
| Cream, fresh | Production | 285.8k t 2023 | #3 |
| Whey, dry | Production | 240.2k t 2023 | #5 |
| Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) | Production | 200.0k t 2023 | #59 |
| Pig fat, rendered | Production | 156.8k t 2023 | #6 |
| Sunflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 145.5k t 2023 | #18 |
| Margarine and shortening | Production | 118.4k t 2023 | #20 |
| Butter of cow milk | Production | 94.4k t 2023 | #19 |
| Butter and Ghee | Production | 94.4k t 2023 | #22 |
| Oil of maize | Production | 78.5k t 2023 | #7 |
| Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed | Production | 73.8k t 2023 | #3 |
| Mushrooms and truffles | Production | 60.6k t 2024 | #17 |
| Cheese from milk of buffalo, fresh or processed | Production | 55.8k t 2023 | #4 |
| Molasses | Production | 55.3k t 2023 | #59 |
| Rapeseed or canola oil, crude | Production | 34.1k t 2023 | #42 |
| Natural honey | Production | 21.9k t 2024 | #19 |
| Cottonseed oil | Production | 18.5k t 2023 | #23 |
| Whole milk, evaporated | Production | 15.4k t 2023 | #26 |
| Tallow | Production | 13.9k t 2023 | #28 |
| Oil of linseed | Production | 10.1k t 2023 | #13 |
| Cheese from milk of goats, fresh or processed | Production | 7.4k t 2023 | #12 |
| Groundnut oil | Production | 4.1k t 2023 | #49 |
| Oil of sesame seed | Production | 3.0k t 2023 | #32 |
| Safflower-seed oil, crude | Production | 156 t 2023 | #13 |
| Locust beans (carobs) | Production | 28.9k t 2017 | #2 |
| Bees | Stocks | 1.59M units 2023 | — |
| Horses | Stocks | 365.4k head 2022 | — |
| Yoghurt | Production | 68.9k t 2023 | #18 |
| Meat of rabbits and hares, fresh or chilled | Production | 26.6k t 2019 | — |
| Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled | Production | 21.3k t 2019 | — |
| Whole milk powder | Production | 5.8k t 2023 | #42 |
| Horse meat, fresh or chilled | Production | 5.8k t 2019 | — |
| Coconut oil | Production | 0.00 t 2023 | #67 |
| Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent | Production | 1.00M t 2017 | — |
| Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent | Production | 900.3k t 2017 | — |
| Other tropical fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 246.9k t 2024 | #16 |
| Other fruits, n.e.c. | Production | 58.4k t 2017 | — |
| Persimmons | Production | 49.7k t 2017 | — |
| Chick peas, dry | Production | 33.5k t 2017 | — |
| Beans, dry | Production | 11.2k t 2017 | — |
| Vetches | Production | 9.1k t 2017 | — |
| Sweet potatoes | Production | 8.5k t 2017 | — |
| Pistachios, in shell | Production | 3.9k t 2017 | — |
| Lentils, dry | Production | 3.7k t 2017 | — |
| Other pome fruits | Production | 1.6k t 2024 | #7 |
| Quinces | Production | 721 t 2017 | — |
| Sesame seed | Production | 307 t 2017 | — |
| Mixed grain | Production | 180 t 2024 | #20 |
| Hop cones | Production | 120 t 2024 | #21 |
| Seed cotton, unginned | Production | 100 t 1990 | — |
| Groundnuts, excluding shelled | Production | 65 t 1995 | — |
| Poultry Birds | Stocks | 154.67M head 2020 | — |
| Chickens | Stocks | 142.50M head 2020 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of cattle | Production | 95.5k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 94.7k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 76.7k t 2017 | — |
| Fat of pigs | Production | 59.4k t 2017 | — |
| Cattle fat, unrendered | Production | 17.5k t 2017 | — |
| Turkeys | Stocks | 11.43M head 2020 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs | Production | 7.1k t 2017 | — |
| Whole milk, condensed | Production | 5.7k t 2023 | #28 |
| Raw hides and skins of buffaloes | Production | 2.8k t 2017 | — |
| Meat of ducks, fresh or chilled | Production | 2.6k t 2024 | #37 |
| Edible offal of buffalo, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 2.4k t 2017 | — |
| Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 2.1k t 2017 | — |
| Sheep fat, unrendered | Production | 1.5k t 2017 | — |
| Buffalo fat, unrendered | Production | 779 t 2017 | — |
| Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 509 t 2017 | — |
| Raw hides and skins of goats or kids | Production | 419 t 2017 | — |
| Pyrethrum, dried flowers | Production | 303 t 2017 | #4 |
| Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen | Production | 135 t 2017 | — |
| Goat fat, unrendered | Production | 65 t 2017 | — |
| Meat of geese, fresh or chilled | Production | 25 t 2019 | — |
| Cotton seed | Production | 0.00 t 2023 | #98 |
| Oil of palm kernel | Production | 0.00 t 2023 | #46 |
| Mustard seed | Production | 0.00 t 1994 | — |
| Hempseed | Production | 0.00 t 1985 | — |