In 2016 the gross value added of the agricultural sector at current prices was 31,6 billion euro, 2.1% of the national value added. Compared to 2015 it \u00a0decreased by 5.4% in current prices and by\u00a0 0.7% in volume.<\/p>\n
Including the food industry, the total value added increased by 0.4% at current prices value and 0.1% in volume.<\/p>\n
The total labour input units in agricolture increased by 0.9% (+2.3% employees and +0.3% self-employed). Positive results were also recorded for the food industry, where the increase of labour input was +0.5%.<\/p>\n
In 2016 the agricultural production of \u00a0woody crops registered a sharp decline in volume (-8.1%) driven by the collapse of olive crops (-44.7% in volume). Agricoltural production of all the other components increased.<\/p>\n
Agricoltural production decreased in all areas, except in the North, with a 3.4% increase in volume in the North-east and 1.4% in the North-west areas. The most significant decrease
\nwas recorded in the South (-4.6%), in the Islands (-3.2%) and in the Centre (-1.3%).<\/p>\n
With more than 30 billion euro in 2016, Italy was the first EU28 country regarding gross value added in agriculture.<\/p>\n
Overall, in\u00a0 EU 28 countries the indicator A of agricultural income decreased in 2016 (-0.4%): in particular a decline was recorded in Denmark (-25.1%), France (-15.7%), Italy (-8.3%), the UK (-4.1%) and Greece (-2.9.%). A growth was recorded in in Romania (+29,1%), Netherlands (+8,0%), Germany (+5,8%) and Spain (+4,4%).<\/p>\n
Italy is in the top three European countries for agricultural production. Fruit and vegetables, viticulture and olive crops are the main sectors of Italian agriculture.<\/p>\n