Italy vs Portugal: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre

Italy
0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
83rd
Portugal rank
81st

Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 81st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0696 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0605 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0585 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0436 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.0537 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0421 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0448 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
2020s 0.0424 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — area, per square kilometre, Italy or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land — area, per square kilometre between Italy and Portugal?
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 81st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,889 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.