Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy
Italy: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -24.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy stood at -24.1%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy peaked at -4.2% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -24.1%, in 2023.
That places Italy 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -5.5% | — |
| 1962 | -4.2% | -22.6% |
| 1963 | -6.9% | +63.5% |
| 1964 | -6.5% | -6.0% |
| 1965 | -8.3% | +27.9% |
| 1966 | -9.9% | +18.8% |
| 1967 | -8.6% | -12.8% |
| 1968 | -10.3% | +19.9% |
| 1969 | -10.6% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | -9.3% | -13.1% |
| 1971 | -10.4% | +12.7% |
| 1972 | -11.4% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | -13.6% | +19.2% |
| 1974 | -12.5% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | -9.3% | -25.6% |
| 1976 | -11.0% | +18.0% |
| 1977 | -11.8% | +7.1% |
| 1978 | -14.1% | +19.5% |
| 1979 | -11.8% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | -10.3% | -13.1% |
| 1981 | -6.9% | -33.2% |
| 1982 | -8.8% | +28.1% |
| 1983 | -9.3% | +5.6% |
| 1984 | -9.6% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | -10.3% | +7.1% |
| 1986 | -10.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | -10.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | -9.5% | -8.3% |
| 1989 | -8.8% | -8.2% |
| 1990 | -9.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | -10.6% | +17.9% |
| 1992 | -8.4% | -20.8% |
| 1993 | -7.2% | -14.4% |
| 1994 | -7.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | -7.7% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | -8.9% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | -8.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | -8.5% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | -7.6% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | -7.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | -8.8% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | -10.2% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | -13.4% | +31.7% |
| 2004 | -13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | -11.4% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | -12.9% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | -13.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | -12.8% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | -14.9% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | -18.5% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | -18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | -17.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | -18.4% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | -21.6% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | -20.0% | -7.7% |
| 2016 | -20.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | -20.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | -22.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | -23.4% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | -20.6% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | -19.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | -21.6% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | -24.1% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.9% | -10.6% | -4.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | -11.5% | -14.1% | -9.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -9.4% | -10.4% | -6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | -8.4% | -10.6% | -7.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | -11.9% | -14.9% | -7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.1% | -23.4% | -17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.5% | -24.1% | -19.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Italy was -24.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was -4.2% in 1962.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.1% in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Italy ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.