Italy vs Spain: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Italy
0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
39th
Spain rank
37th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 39th and Spain ranks 37th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0415 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0387 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0342 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 39th and Spain ranks 37th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.