> Italy had 11.4 million turkeys in 2020. Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 23.4 million head in 1990.

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# Turkeys in Italy

Italy had 11.4 million turkeys in 2020. Over ten years it fell by 12%. The record was 23.4 million head in 1990.

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Animals, 202011.4 million head
World rank—
10-year change−12%
Record23.4 million head1990

## Turkeys in Italy, 1961–2020 (head)

## By year

| Year | Head | Change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 11,426,000 | — |
| 2017 | 11,839,000 | −1.4% |
| 2016 | 12,010,000 | −1.4% |
| 2015 | 12,182,000 | −1.4% |
| 2014 | 12,353,000 | −1.4% |
| 2013 | 12,525,000 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | 12,697,000 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 12,869,000 | −1.3% |
| 2010 | 13,041,000 | −1.3% |
| 2009 | 13,213,000 | −1.3% |
| 2008 | 13,385,000 | −1.3% |
| 2007 | 13,557,000 | −1.3% |
| 2006 | 13,729,000 | −1.2% |
| 2005 | 13,901,000 | −1.2% |
| 2004 | 14,073,000 | −1.2% |
| 2003 | 14,245,000 | −1.2% |
| 2002 | 14,417,000 | −1.2% |
| 2001 | 14,589,000 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | 14,760,000 | −1.2% |
| 1999 | 14,932,000 | −1.1% |
| 1998 | 15,103,000 | −1.1% |
| 1997 | 15,275,000 | −1.1% |
| 1996 | 15,446,000 | −1.1% |
| 1995 | 15,618,000 | −1.1% |
| 1994 | 15,789,000 | −1.2% |
| 1993 | 15,984,000 | −3.8% |
| 1992 | 16,615,000 | +11% |
| 1991 | 15,000,000 | −36% |
| 1990 | 23,400,000 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 21,500,000 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 21,000,000 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 20,000,000 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 19,800,000 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 19,500,000 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 19,500,000 | −3.2% |
| 1983 | 20,150,000 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19,650,000 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 19,000,000 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 18,750,000 | +10% |
| 1979 | 17,000,000 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 16,250,000 | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 15,400,000 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 14,500,000 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 14,150,000 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 13,700,000 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 12,900,000 | +19% |
| 1972 | 10,800,000 | +17% |
| 1971 | 9,200,000 | +70% |
| 1970 | 5,400,000 | +54% |
| 1969 | 3,500,000 | +21% |
| 1968 | 2,900,000 | +16% |
| 1967 | 2,500,000 | +16% |
| 1966 | 2,150,000 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 2,000,000 | +11% |
| 1964 | 1,800,000 | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 1,650,000 | +10% |
| 1962 | 1,500,000 | +15% |
| 1961 | 1,300,000 | — |

## Other large producers

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## Other products of Italy

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[Agricultural production in Italy](https://husfarm.com/production/country/italy/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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