How have things changed? in Italy

Italy: How have things changed? was 231,868 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
231,868 metric tons
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
64th
of 215 countries
All-time high
612,607 metric tons
in 1995
All-time low
231,868 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Italy, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 231,868 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Italy peaked at 612,607 metric tons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 231,868 metric tons, in 2024.

Italy ranks 64th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 368,661 metric tons 356,354 metric tons 375,547 metric tons 5
1970s 445,546 metric tons 417,749 metric tons 482,593 metric tons 10
1980s 550,517 metric tons 504,906 metric tons 586,603 metric tons 10
1990s 554,708 metric tons 495,209 metric tons 612,607 metric tons 10
2000s 465,108 metric tons 386,631 metric tons 530,739 metric tons 10
2010s 348,538 metric tons 318,472 metric tons 388,457 metric tons 10
2020s 264,953 metric tons 231,868 metric tons 296,642 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 61 Cameroon 250,200 metric tons compare
  2. 62 Saudi Arabia 247,207 metric tons compare
  3. 63 Laos 232,299 metric tons compare
  4. 65 Germany 219,046 metric tons compare
  5. 66 Zambia 211,913 metric tons compare
  6. 67 Belize 209,190 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Italy?
How have things changed? in Italy was 231,868 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 612,607 metric tons in 1995.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 231,868 metric tons in 2024.
How does Italy rank for how have things changed??
Italy ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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