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
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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About this data
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.