Italy vs Turkey: Apple production
Italy
2.40 million tonnes
in 2024
Turkey
4.42 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
7th
Turkey rank
4th
Apple production over time
- Italy
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.42 million tonnes against 2.40 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 2.02 million tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.8 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 million tonnes | 447,889 tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.95 million tonnes | 942,800 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.74 million tonnes | 367,411 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 2.11 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 75,940 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.19 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 215,740 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.29 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 663,118 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 2.32 million tonnes | 4.53 million tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher apple production, Italy or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.42 million tonnes against 2.40 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in apple production between Italy and Turkey?
- 2.02 million tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for apple production?
- Italy ranks 7th and Turkey ranks 4th of 97 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Apple production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Apple production is measured in tonnes.