Italy vs Spain: Cereal production

Italy

15.45 million metric tons

in 2023

Spain

20.86 million metric tons

in 2024

Italy rank

30th

Spain rank

28th

Cereal production over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 20.86 million metric tons against 15.45 million metric tons in Italy, a difference of 5.41 million metric tons.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 30th and Spain ranks 28th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.