Honey by country
Italy
Honey, beehives and beeswax in Italy as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.
natural honey, 2024
official figure
beehives, 2023
official figure
beeswax, 2017
imputed value
Natural honey, thousand tonnes
Beehives, million
What the figures say
In 2024, Italy produced 21,857 tonnes of natural honey (official figure).
Confirmed fact[1]That places it 19 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.1% of world production.
Statistical estimate[1]Compared with 2000 (10,000 t), production rose by 119%.
Statistical estimate[1]The highest figure in the series is 25,155 t in 2022, the lowest 3,800 t in 1978.
Confirmed fact[1]FAO counts 1,592,000 beehives in 2023 (official figure). That is 6 of 17 countries.
Confirmed fact[1]Beeswax production: 89 tonnes in 2017 (imputed value).
Statistical estimate[1]
Bees from our catalogue recorded in Italy
GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.
- Apis mellifera9,455 GBIF records
- Bombus pascuorum3,701 GBIF records
- Bombus terrestris2,959 GBIF records
- Xylocopa violacea1,456 GBIF records
- Halictus scabiosae696 GBIF records
- Osmia cornuta587 GBIF records
- Bombus lapidarius544 GBIF records
- Anthophora plumipes437 GBIF records
- Anthidium manicatum378 GBIF records
- Megachile sculpturalis335 GBIF records
- Osmia bicornis259 GBIF records
- Bombus hortorum196 GBIF records
Honeys linked to this country
Sources
- FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Italy. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link
Last checked: 30 October 2026.