Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country:

Italy
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2005-07

1990-92
to
1995-97
(%)

1995-97
to
2000-02
(%)

2000-02
to
2005-07
(%)

annual change

I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS

Food Deprivation
Proportion of undernourishment
Number of undernourished
Food deficit of undernourished population

percent
millions
kcal/person/day

ns
110

ns
110

ns
100

ns
100

Food Needs
Minimum dietary energy requirement (MDER)
Average dietary energy requirement (ADER)

kcal/person/day
kcal/person/day

1960
2540

1960
2540

1960
2540

Food Supply for Human Consumption

Dietary energy supply (DES)
Total protein consumption
Animal protein consumption
Fat consumption

kcal/person/day
g/person/day
g/person/day
g/person/day

3580
110.8
60.2
148.8

3530
108.8
58.2
147.8

Diet Composition (Share in DES):

Carbohydrate
Total protein
Animal protein
Fat

percent
percent
percent
percent

50.2
12.4
6.7
37.4

Major food commodities consumed (share in DES) *

1 - Flour of wheat
2 - Oil of olive, virgin
3 - Sugar, refined
4 - Pork
5 - Cheese from whole cow milk
Share of cereals and roots & tubers in DES
Share of oils and fats in DES

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

na

na

na

na

na
na

0.3

-1.1

0.2

1960
2530

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

3700
114.6
63.0
157.8

3660
111.9
60.8
158.2

-0.3

0.9

-0.2

-0.4

1.0

-0.5

-0.7

1.6

-0.9

-0.1

1.3

0.1

50.0
12.3
6.6
37.7

49.2
12.4
6.8
38.4

48.8
12.2
6.7
38.9

-0.1

-0.3

-0.2

-0.1

0.1

-0.3

-0.4

0.7

-0.5

0.1

0.4

0.3

29.1
7.7
7.9
3.8
4.2
34.0
20.9

29.5
8.0
8.0
4.2
3.9
34.1
21.5

28.7
8.6
7.7
4.8
4.4
33.4
21.5

28.1
9.3
7.7
5.1
4.5
33.1
21.9

0.3

-0.6

-0.4

0.8

1.4

1.5

0.2

-0.6

0.0

137.0
71.0
107.0
100.0
77.4

133.8
83.5
104.5
92.3
89.1

136.4
73.4
93.4
68.2
84.7

135.3
74.7
53.0
64.7
85.9

1.9

2.8

1.0

-1.3

2.4

0.5

0.1

-0.4

-0.2

0.5

0.0

0.4

-0.5

0.4

-0.2

3.2

-2.6

0.3

-0.5

-2.3

-11.3

-1.6

-6.1

-1.0

2.8

-1.0

0.3

*ranked on the latest 3-year period

II. FOOD PRODUCTION INDICATORS

Role of production to consumption by major commodity**
1 - Flour of wheat
2 - Oil of olive, virgin
3 - Sugar, refined
4 - Pork
5 - Cheese from whole cow milk
**ratio of production to consumption by major commodity

Last update: October 2010

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country:

Italy
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2005-07

1990-92
to
1995-97
(%)

1995-97
to
2000-02
(%)

2000-02
to
2005-07
(%)

annual change

III. FOOD TRADE INDICATORS

Foreign Food Trade
Exports
Total merchandise
Share of food (1) in total merchandise value
Share in total DES production
Imports
Total merchandise
Share of food (1) in total merchandise value
Share in total DES production

MLN US$
percent
percent

172771
5.2
10.5

242171
4.7
10.4

246301
4.5
13.3

425449
4.6
14.2

6.8

0.3

10.9

-2.1

-0.6

0.2

-0.3

5.0

1.4

MLN US$
percent
percent

184562
9.1
24.7

208139
7.6
32.4

240494
5.8
30.2

442519
5.6
37.2

2.4

2.9

12.2

-3.6

-5.3

-0.7

5.4

-1.4

4.2

Net food trade (Food exp.-Food imp.) in total GDP

percent

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

-0.3

-11.1

-8.2

2.7

Role of imports to consumption by major commodity***

1 - Flour of wheat
2 - Oil of olive, virgin
3 - Sugar, refined
4 - Pork
5 - Cheese from whole cow milk

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

0.3
46.2
16.1

0.8
65.4
27.3
32.9
26.3

0.3
65.3
46.5
36.4
31.4

21.8

-1.7

-19.0

0.6

6.3

0.0

4.2

6.4

10.7

26.7

2.0

27.8

0.9
47.7
19.8
8.7
26.9

-0.6

-0.5

3.6

57046
194
66.7
46.2

57158
194
67.0
47.1

57336
195
67.3
49.2

58977
201
67.7
51.5

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.0

0.1

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.8

0.9

***ratio of imports to consumption by major commodity

Food Aid Received

Cereal aid shipments
Share of food aid in total dietary energy supply (DES)

1000 MT
percent

IV. MACRO AND SOCIO ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Population
Total population
Density
Share of urban in total population
Age dependency ratio (per 100 persons aged 15-64)

1000
Inh/sq Km
percent
ratio

Macro economic aggregates

GDP at market prices (constant 2000 US$)
Share of agriculture value added in total GDP
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received (in total GDP)
Net official development assistance received (in total GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) (in total GDP)
Current account balance (in total GDP)
Total reserves in months of imports
Cash surplus/deficit (in total GDP)

MLN US$
percent
percent
percent
percent
percent
no. months
percent

Last update: October 2010

949635 1012326 1112336 1168190

3.5
3.3
2.7
2.1
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
-1.3
-1.9
2.7
-0.5
-2.2
3.2
2.7
3.5
1.5
-5.5
-1.9
-2.4

1.3

1.9

1.0

-1.4

-4.0

-4.6

-9.8

-1.4

-5.7

13.6

-9.6

34.1
31.9

-3.8

5.3

-16.9

-21.1

4.5

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country:

Italy
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2005-07

1990-92
to
1995-97
(%)

1995-97
to
2000-02
(%)

2000-02
to
2005-07
(%)

annual change
Poverty (last year available) (%of population)
National (Poverty headcount)
Rural (Poverty headcount)
Urban (Poverty headcount)

percent
percent
percent

Inequality in Access to Food and to Income

Gini of income - 2000
Gini of dietary energy consumption - 1991
Share of food in total expenditure - 2007
Consumer price index (Base=2000) - Excluding tobacco.
Consumer food price index (Base=2000)

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

Literacy rate
Adult female (% of females aged 15 and above) - 2008
Adult male (% of males aged 15 and above) - 2008
Adult total (% of people aged 15 and above) - 2008

percent
percent
percent

36.0
11.2
22.1

73.9

92.3

102.8

114.7

4.5

2.2

2.2

79.0

96.9

104.1

115.6

4.1

1.4

2.1

98.8
99.1
98.5

V. AGRICULTURE INDICATORS
Agricultural inputs
Total labour force
Share of agricultural labour force (2) in total labour force
Share of female in agricultural labour force

1000
percent
percent

24126
8.2
39.2

23079
6.5
39.4

23790
5.1
41.4

24885
4.0
43.2

-0.9

0.6

0.9

-4.8

-4.9

-4.9

0.1

1.0

0.9

Land
Arable land & permanent crops
Share of irrigated in total arable land

1000 HA
percent

11817
22.9

10969
24.6

11105
35.3

9986
39.7

-1.5

0.2

-2.1

-0.1

7.5

0.2

Agricultural Production (1) - Major Items *

1 - Grapes
2 - Cow milk, whole (fresh)
3 - Indigenous cattle meat
4 - Olives
5 - Tomatoes

1000 MT
1000 MT
1000 MT
1000 MT
1000 MT

9487
11033
938
2408
5583

8657
11529
967
3009
5762

8417
11628
912
3023
6559

8091
10873
866
3480
6689

-1.8
0.9
0.6
4.5
0.6

-0.6
0.2
-1.2
0.1
2.6

-0.8

Major Exports (1) (share in Agriculture) *

1 - Wine
2 - Oil of olive, virgin
3 - Food preparations NES
4 - Cheese from whole cow milk
5 - Macaroni

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

12.0
3.2
3.2
3.5
5.3

12.8
4.6
3.9
4.1
5.8

14.6
4.6
4.8
4.5
5.6

14.8
6.4
5.9
5.0
4.9

6.6
12.7
9.1
8.4
7.1

3.2
0.7
5.1
2.3
0.0

11.3

Last update: October 2010

-1.3
-1.0
2.8
0.4

17.6
15.1
13.5
8.2

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country:

Italy
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2005-07

1990-92
to
1995-97
(%)

1995-97
to
2000-02
(%)

2000-02
to
2005-07
(%)

annual change
Major Imports (1) (share in Agriculture) *
1 - Cigarettes
2 - Oil of olive, virgin
3 - Pork
4 - Beef and veal
5 - Cheese from whole cow milk

percent
percent
percent
percent
percent

4.0
3.6
8.4
5.5

4.2
4.3
1.5
5.0
4.6

5.6
4.0
4.6
3.6
4.3

6.8
5.7
4.4
4.2
4.2

-10.3
-3.2

3.0
-3.8
20.1
-9.1
-4.2

na
121.8

na
140.5

127.7
152.9

131.9
186.4

2.9

1.7

4.0

na
na
na
na
11714.4 16982.7 22157.2 26800.3

7.4

5.3

3.8

1.1
3.6

14.1
16.8
9.4
13.0
9.5

*ranked on the latest 3-year period

Inputs
Fertilizer use/Arable land
Tractors / Arable land
Investments in agriculture
Agricultural support estimate for OECD countries
External assistance to agriculture
Agriculture, value added per worker

kg nutr./HA
no/1000 HA

US$ billion
Const.US$/agric.worker
Const. 2000US$

Last update: October 2010

0.6

Country Profile: Food Security Indicators

Country:

Italy
1990-92 1995-97 2000-02 2005-07

1990-92
to
1995-97
(%)

1995-97
to
2000-02
(%)

2000-02
to
2005-07
(%)

annual change

VI. HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL AND SANITATION INDICATORS

Child Nutritional Status
Stunting, less than - 2 s.d
Overweight, more than + 2 s.d

percent
percent

Adult Nutritional Status

Underweight - 2005
Obesity - 2005

percent
percent

3.4
9.8

Health and Sanitation

Life expectancy at birth
Under-five mortality rate - 2008
Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) - 2008
Access to safe water - 2008
Access to adequate sanitation
Maternal mortality ratio - 2008

years
per 1000 live births
per 1000 live births

77

78

percent
percent
per 105 live births

80

81
4
3

0.3

0.5

3.0
5

Notes: (1) Crops & livestock products; (2) Includes fishing, forestry & hunting; - =Proportion less than 5% of undernourished; na=data Not Available; ns=Not statistically Significant.

FAO 2010

Last update: October 2010

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