What is the difference in arable land — area, per unit of gdp between Italy and Saudi Arabia?

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP

Italy

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Italy rank

131st

Saudi Arabia rank

129th

Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP over time

Italy
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Italy ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 129th of 182 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
1970s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
1980s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
1990s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
2000s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, per unit of gdp, Italy or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area, per unit of gdp between Italy and Saudi Arabia?: 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for arable land — area, per unit of gdp?: Italy ranks 131st and Saudi Arabia ranks 129th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP
Unit: 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 185 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Arable land — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.