Italy vs Middle Africa: Permanent crops — Area

Italy
2,398 1000 ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
5,536 1000 ha
in 2024
Italy rank
20th
Middle Africa rank
23rd

Permanent crops — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 5,536 1000 ha against 2,398 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 3,138 1000 ha.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 20th and Middle Africa ranks 23rd of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Middle Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,787 1000 ha 2,010 1000 ha 777.27 1000 ha Italy
1970s 2,956 1000 ha 2,495 1000 ha 460.68 1000 ha Italy
1980s 3,022 1000 ha 2,938 1000 ha 84.11 1000 ha Italy
1990s 2,816 1000 ha 2,916 1000 ha 100.03 1000 ha Middle Africa
2000s 2,600 1000 ha 2,634 1000 ha 33.64 1000 ha Middle Africa
2010s 2,444 1000 ha 4,029 1000 ha 1,586 1000 ha Middle Africa
2020s 2,291 1000 ha 5,264 1000 ha 2,973 1000 ha Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher permanent crops — area, Italy or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 5,536 1000 ha against 2,398 1000 ha in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in permanent crops — area between Italy and Middle Africa?
3,138 1000 ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Italy and Middle Africa rank globally for permanent crops — area?
Italy ranks 20th and Middle Africa ranks 23rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent crops — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,814 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.