Rice — Production in Italy

Italy: Rice — Production was 1.38 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.38 million t
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
29th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1.62 million t
in 2009
All-time low
508,900 t
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Italy, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Italy recorded 1.38 million t for rice — production in 2023.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Italy peaked at 1.62 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 508,900 t, in 1965.

That places Italy 29th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Production in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 699,800 t —
1962 663,000 t -5.3%
1963 564,300 t -14.9%
1964 624,000 t +10.6%
1965 508,900 t -18.4%
1966 621,000 t +22.0%
1967 744,700 t +19.9%
1968 648,100 t -13.0%
1969 861,900 t +33.0%
1970 818,500 t -5.0%
1971 892,300 t +9.0%
1972 751,000 t -15.8%
1973 1.03 million t +36.8%
1974 1.03 million t -0.2%
1975 991,500 t -3.3%
1976 884,700 t -10.8%
1977 682,400 t -22.9%
1978 947,200 t +38.8%
1979 1.11 million t +16.9%
1980 967,700 t -12.6%
1981 893,300 t -7.7%
1982 1.01 million t +12.8%
1983 1.02 million t +1.3%
1984 1.01 million t -1.2%
1985 1.12 million t +11.3%
1986 1.14 million t +1.3%
1987 1.06 million t -6.4%
1988 1.09 million t +2.7%
1989 1.25 million t +14.0%
1990 1.29 million t +3.6%
1991 1.24 million t -4.3%
1992 1.27 million t +2.9%
1993 1.31 million t +2.6%
1994 1.36 million t +4.2%
1995 1.32 million t -2.9%
1996 1.42 million t +7.8%
1997 1.44 million t +1.3%
1998 1.39 million t -3.4%
1999 1.43 million t +2.4%
2000 1.23 million t -13.8%
2001 1.27 million t +3.5%
2002 1.37 million t +7.7%
2003 1.40 million t +2.3%
2004 1.52 million t +8.6%
2005 1.41 million t -7.3%
2006 1.42 million t +0.4%
2007 1.54 million t +8.5%
2008 1.39 million t -9.8%
2009 1.62 million t +16.7%
2010 1.52 million t -6.4%
2011 1.49 million t -1.7%
2012 1.60 million t +7.5%
2013 1.43 million t -10.5%
2014 1.39 million t -3.3%
2015 1.52 million t +9.5%
2016 1.59 million t +4.6%
2017 1.60 million t +0.7%
2018 1.47 million t -8.0%
2019 1.49 million t +1.5%
2020 1.51 million t +1.0%
2021 1.46 million t -3.2%
2022 1.24 million t -15.2%
2023 1.38 million t +11.5%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 1.38 million t is above the median for high income countries, which is 326 t, 4229.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 659,522 t 508,900 t 861,900 t 9
1970s 912,780 t 682,400 t 1.11 million t 10
1980s 1.06 million t 893,300 t 1.25 million t 10
1990s 1.35 million t 1.24 million t 1.44 million t 10
2000s 1.42 million t 1.23 million t 1.62 million t 10
2010s 1.51 million t 1.39 million t 1.60 million t 10
2020s 1.40 million t 1.24 million t 1.51 million t 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 26 Ghana 1.46 million t compare
  2. 27 China, Taiwan Province of 1.46 million t compare
  3. 28 Sierra Leone 1.40 million t compare
  4. 30 Uruguay 1.37 million t compare
  5. 31 Ecuador 1.31 million t compare
  6. 32 Argentina 1.16 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Italy?
Rice — production in Italy was 1.38 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 1.62 million t in 2009.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 508,900 t in 1965.
How does Italy rank for rice — production?
Italy ranks 29th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.