Italy vs Spain: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 32.98 % against 31.61 % in Italy, a difference of 1.37 %.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 45th and Spain ranks 43rd of 234 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 | 52.11 % | 41.21 % | 10.9 % | Italy |
| 1970s | 42.85 % | 41.61 % | 1.24 % | Italy |
| 1980s | 41.48 % | 40.93 % | 0.554 % | Italy |
| 1990s | 38.57 % | 38.68 % | 0.104 % | Spain |
| 2000s | 35 % | 35.57 % | 0.568 % | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.19 % | 34.17 % | 2.98 % | Spain |
| 2020s | 31.72 % | 33.27 % | 1.55 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 32.98 % against 31.61 % in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Italy and Spain?
- 1.37 %, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Italy ranks 45th and Spain ranks 43rd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.