Italy vs Spain: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 20.69 % against 18.59 % in Italy, a difference of 2.1 %.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.63 % | 14.18 % | 0.5544 % | Spain |
| 1970s | 16.63 % | 15.44 % | 1.19 % | Italy |
| 1980s | 17.57 % | 15.79 % | 1.78 % | Italy |
| 1990s | 17.84 % | 15.83 % | 2.01 % | Italy |
| 2000s | 17.66 % | 16.92 % | 0.734 % | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.46 % | 18.12 % | 0.34 % | Italy |
| 2020s | 18.15 % | 19.77 % | 1.62 % | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent crops — share in agricultural land, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 20.69 % against 18.59 % in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent crops — share in agricultural land between Italy and Spain?
- 2.1 %, 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Italy ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.