Ireland vs Italy: Grazing land use over the long term
Ireland
3.75 million
in 2025
Italy
3.26 million
in 2025
Ireland rank
71st
Italy rank
73rd
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.75 million against 3.26 million in Italy, a difference of 492,200.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 71st and Italy ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 760,505 | 1.57 million | 810,685 | Italy |
| 1100s | 1.29 million | 1.92 million | 630,910 | Italy |
| 1200s | 1.53 million | 2.45 million | 919,100 | Italy |
| 1300s | 1.51 million | 3.51 million | 2.00 million | Italy |
| 1400s | 1.30 million | 2.17 million | 868,600 | Italy |
| 1500s | 1.25 million | 2.35 million | 1.09 million | Italy |
| 1600s | 1.60 million | 3.30 million | 1.70 million | Italy |
| 1700s | 3.10 million | 3.14 million | 41,990 | Italy |
| 1710s | 3.50 million | 3.22 million | 286,070 | Ireland |
| 1720s | 3.32 million | 3.30 million | 22,350 | Ireland |
| 1730s | 3.13 million | 3.39 million | 258,980 | Italy |
| 1740s | 2.91 million | 3.47 million | 558,720 | Italy |
| 1750s | 2.68 million | 3.56 million | 877,680 | Italy |
| 1760s | 2.58 million | 3.65 million | 1.06 million | Italy |
| 1770s | 2.48 million | 3.73 million | 1.25 million | Italy |
| 1780s | 2.66 million | 3.82 million | 1.16 million | Italy |
| 1790s | 3.04 million | 3.91 million | 873,570 | Italy |
| 1800s | 3.12 million | 4.00 million | 881,090 | Italy |
| 1810s | 3.89 million | 4.08 million | 193,670 | Italy |
| 1820s | 4.45 million | 4.17 million | 281,760 | Ireland |
| 1830s | 4.41 million | 4.38 million | 24,160 | Ireland |
| 1840s | 4.49 million | 4.60 million | 109,280 | Italy |
| 1850s | 4.88 million | 4.82 million | 55,350 | Ireland |
| 1860s | 5.20 million | 5.05 million | 151,060 | Ireland |
| 1870s | 5.11 million | 5.07 million | 40,960 | Ireland |
| 1880s | 5.16 million | 5.26 million | 99,740 | Italy |
| 1890s | 4.91 million | 5.49 million | 576,210 | Italy |
| 1900s | 4.87 million | 5.67 million | 797,400 | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.99 million | 5.86 million | 866,480 | Italy |
| 1920s | 5.18 million | 6.25 million | 1.07 million | Italy |
| 1930s | 3.62 million | 6.34 million | 2.72 million | Italy |
| 1940s | 3.80 million | 6.35 million | 2.54 million | Italy |
| 1950s | 3.92 million | 5.75 million | 1.83 million | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.10 million | 5.13 million | 1.02 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.35 million | 5.20 million | 855,548 | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.36 million | 5.00 million | 634,231 | Italy |
| 1990s | 3.99 million | 4.44 million | 446,616 | Italy |
| 2000s | 3.90 million | 4.38 million | 484,946 | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.04 million | 4.03 million | 15,100 | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3.88 million | 3.26 million | 622,957 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 3.75 million against 3.26 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Ireland and Italy?
- 492,200, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Ireland ranks 71st and Italy ranks 73rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.