Italy vs Vietnam: Arable land — Area

Italy
6,949 1000 ha
in 2024
Vietnam
6,728 1000 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
45th
Vietnam rank
47th

Arable land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Italy currently reports 6,949 1000 ha against 6,728 1000 ha in Vietnam, a difference of 221 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 248 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 12,539 1000 ha 5,562 1000 ha 6,977 1000 ha Italy
1970s 9,648 1000 ha 5,784 1000 ha 3,864 1000 ha Italy
1980s 9,178 1000 ha 5,697 1000 ha 3,481 1000 ha Italy
1990s 8,528 1000 ha 5,564 1000 ha 2,964 1000 ha Italy
2000s 7,750 1000 ha 6,431 1000 ha 1,319 1000 ha Italy
2010s 6,781 1000 ha 6,683 1000 ha 97.56 1000 ha Italy
2020s 7,088 1000 ha 6,758 1000 ha 329.74 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — area, Italy or Vietnam?
Italy, at 6,949 1000 ha against 6,728 1000 ha in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — area between Italy and Vietnam?
221 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Vietnam?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Vietnam rank globally for arable land — area?
Italy ranks 45th and Vietnam ranks 47th of 248 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
281 places, 16,508 data points, 1961–2024
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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.