Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy

Italy: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 26.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.03
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
155th
of 192 countries
All-time high
29.15
in 2009
All-time low
11.99
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy, 1961–2023

0102030196119922023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy stood at 26.03.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy peaked at 29.15 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.99, in 1965.

That places Italy 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 12.01 —
1962 12.02 +0.0%
1963 12.02 +0.0%
1964 12.01 -0.1%
1965 11.99 -0.1%
1966 12.98 +8.2%
1967 13.97 +7.6%
1968 13.97 -0.0%
1969 14.97 +7.2%
1970 15.98 +6.8%
1971 18 +12.6%
1972 18 +0.0%
1973 19 +5.5%
1974 19.99 +5.2%
1975 18.98 -5.1%
1976 19.97 +5.2%
1977 18.97 -5.0%
1978 17.97 -5.3%
1979 19.97 +11.1%
1980 20.93 +4.8%
1981 18.91 -9.7%
1982 19.93 +5.4%
1983 22.94 +15.1%
1984 21.96 -4.3%
1985 25.96 +18.2%
1986 23.97 -7.7%
1987 24.97 +4.2%
1988 23.96 -4.1%
1989 23.94 -0.1%
1990 24.91 +4.1%
1991 22.91 -8.0%
1992 23.9 +4.3%
1993 24.9 +4.2%
1994 25.79 +3.6%
1995 24.81 -3.8%
1996 24.9 +0.4%
1997 25.86 +3.9%
1998 27.82 +7.6%
1999 27.82 -0.0%
2000 28.86 +3.7%
2001 27.95 -3.1%
2002 29.04 +3.9%
2003 29.06 +0.1%
2004 28.04 -3.5%
2005 29.08 +3.7%
2006 28.15 -3.2%
2007 28.18 +0.1%
2008 28.15 -0.1%
2009 29.15 +3.6%
2010 26.29 -9.8%
2011 27.2 +3.5%
2012 25.35 -6.8%
2013 26.27 +3.6%
2014 23.95 -8.8%
2015 25.05 +4.6%
2016 25.16 +0.4%
2017 24.87 -1.2%
2018 26.07 +4.8%
2019 25.39 -2.6%
2020 23.58 -7.1%
2021 26.65 +13.0%
2022 26.81 +0.6%
2023 26.03 -2.9%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 26.03 is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.61, 26% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 26.03 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.48, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.88 11.99 14.97 9
1970s 18.68 15.98 19.99 10
1980s 22.75 18.91 25.96 10
1990s 25.36 22.91 27.82 10
2000s 28.57 27.95 29.15 10
2010s 25.56 23.95 27.2 10
2020s 25.77 23.58 26.81 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 152 Cameroon 28.71 compare
  2. 153 Myanmar 27.94 compare
  3. 154 Ecuador 27.58 compare
  4. 156 Chad 25.9 compare
  5. 157 Colombia 24.93 compare
  6. 158 Kiribati 24.72 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Italy

All data for Italy →

Frequently asked questions

What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy?
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy was 26.03 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 29.15 in 2009.
What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 11.99 in 1965.
How does Italy rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
Italy ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/dietary-compositions-by-commodity-group/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/dietary-compositions-by-commodity-group/italy/">Dietary compositions by commodity group in Italy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Dietary compositions by commodity group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed