Italy vs Kenya: Arable land use per person
Italy
0.1201 hectares per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.1198 hectares per person
in 2023
Italy rank
96th
Kenya rank
97th
Arable land use per person over time
- Italy
- Kenya
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1201 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0003 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Italy ranks 96th and Kenya ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.2753 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1622 hectares per person | 0.2263 hectares per person | 0.064 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1943 hectares per person | 0.0442 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.1343 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.0141 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.1134 hectares per person | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.0224 hectares per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.1207 hectares per person | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.0027 hectares per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Italy or Kenya?
- Italy, at 0.1201 hectares per person against 0.1198 hectares per person in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Italy and Kenya?
- 0.0003 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Kenya rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Italy ranks 96th and Kenya ranks 97th 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.
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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.