Italy vs Spain: Wheat production
Italy
6.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Spain
7.15 million tonnes
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
Spain rank
21st
Wheat production over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7.15 million tonnes against 6.21 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 934,720 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.17 million tonnes | 4.70 million tonnes | 4.47 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 9.03 million tonnes | 4.43 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 8.80 million tonnes | 5.17 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.17 million tonnes | 4.82 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 7.38 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.18 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | 614,335 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.75 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 137,230 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat production, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 7.15 million tonnes against 6.21 million tonnes in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat production between Italy and Spain?
- 934,720 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for wheat production?
- Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 21st of 126 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 Wheat production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat production is measured in tonnes.