Bhutan vs Italy: Arable land use per person
Bhutan
0.1272 hectares per person
in 2023
Italy
0.1201 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
93rd
Italy rank
96th
Arable land use per person over time
- Bhutan
- Italy
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0071 hectares per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 96th of 206 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.1426 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.3214 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.1463 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.1622 hectares per person | 0.1174 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1032 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2219 hectares per person | 0.1343 hectares per person | 0.0876 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.134 hectares per person | 0.1134 hectares per person | 0.0206 hectares per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1207 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Bhutan or Italy?
- Bhutan, at 0.1272 hectares per person against 0.1201 hectares per person in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bhutan and Italy?
- 0.0071 hectares per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Italy rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Bhutan ranks 93rd and Italy ranks 96th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.