Algeria vs Italy: Arable land — Area

Algeria
7,531 1000 ha
in 2024
Italy
6,949 1000 ha
in 2024
Algeria rank
39th
Italy rank
41st

Arable land — Area over time

  • Algeria
  • Italy
05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 7,531 1000 ha against 6,949 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 582 1000 ha.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Algeria ranks 39th and Italy ranks 41st of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 6,256 1000 ha 12,539 1000 ha 6,283 1000 ha Italy
1970s 6,677 1000 ha 9,648 1000 ha 2,970 1000 ha Italy
1980s 6,932 1000 ha 9,178 1000 ha 2,246 1000 ha Italy
1990s 7,494 1000 ha 8,528 1000 ha 1,035 1000 ha Italy
2000s 7,522 1000 ha 7,750 1000 ha 227.93 1000 ha Italy
2010s 7,485 1000 ha 6,781 1000 ha 703.57 1000 ha Algeria
2020s 7,531 1000 ha 7,088 1000 ha 443.21 1000 ha Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Algeria or Italy?
Algeria, at 7,531 1000 ha against 6,949 1000 ha in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Algeria and Italy?
582 1000 ha, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Italy?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Italy rank globally for arable land — area?
Algeria ranks 39th and Italy ranks 41st of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.