Italy vs Spain: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre

Italy
0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Spain rank
40th

Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1970s 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0262 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.023 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Italy and Spain?
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 38th and Spain ranks 40th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arable 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
Arable 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
187 places, 10,763 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable 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.