Italy vs Spain: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture

Italy
24,556 Square kilometres
in 2023
Spain
31,610 Square kilometres
in 2023
Italy rank
9th
Spain rank
7th

Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 31,610 Square kilometres against 24,556 Square kilometres in Italy, a difference of 7,054 Square kilometres.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 151 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 10,712 Square kilometres 8,644 Square kilometres 2,067 Square kilometres Italy
2010s 15,232 Square kilometres 18,760 Square kilometres 3,527 Square kilometres Spain
2020s 22,719 Square kilometres 28,104 Square kilometres 5,385 Square kilometres Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 31,610 Square kilometres against 24,556 Square kilometres in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture between Italy and Spain?
7,054 Square kilometres, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
Italy ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 151 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
172 places, 2,914 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata