Egypt vs Italy: Tomato production
Egypt
7.52 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy
6.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Egypt rank
5th
Italy rank
7th
Tomato production over time
- Egypt
- Italy
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.52 million tonnes against 6.02 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 1.50 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Egypt ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 174 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.89 million tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 3.46 million tonnes | 5.26 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 5.14 million tonnes | 5.80 million tonnes | 656,278 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.90 million tonnes | 6.69 million tonnes | 1.20 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.72 million tonnes | 5.90 million tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 6.78 million tonnes | 6.21 million tonnes | 563,918 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tomato production, Egypt or Italy?
- Egypt, at 7.52 million tonnes against 6.02 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tomato production between Egypt and Italy?
- 1.50 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Italy?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Italy rank globally for tomato production?
- Egypt ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 174 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 Tomato production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tomato production is measured in tonnes.