Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate was 5.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Italy, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Italy stood at 5.1 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 191.4% on the previous year and up 248.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 5.77 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -12.54 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places Italy 4th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.1499 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.6876 % change on previous year | +358.8% |
| 1964 | -0.234 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 1965 | -0.1075 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 1966 | -0.1712 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1274 % change on previous year | -25.6% |
| 1968 | -0.1178 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1969 | -0.6288 % change on previous year | +434.0% |
| 1970 | -0.2324 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 1971 | -12.54 % change on previous year | +5297.6% |
| 1972 | -0.7989 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1485 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1144 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0857 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0685 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1977 | -0.1597 % change on previous year | -333.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5028 % change on previous year | -414.8% |
| 1979 | 0.108 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 1980 | -0.2612 % change on previous year | -341.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0626 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0855 % change on previous year | +36.4% |
| 1983 | -1.57 % change on previous year | +1741.6% |
| 1984 | -0.0927 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1985 | -0.8641 % change on previous year | +832.1% |
| 1986 | -0.31 % change on previous year | -64.1% |
| 1987 | -0.176 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1988 | -1.02 % change on previous year | +477.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0653 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1990 | -0.0593 % change on previous year | -190.8% |
| 1991 | -4.67 % change on previous year | +7764.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4734 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1993 | -0.4256 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 1994 | -1.31 % change on previous year | +207.2% |
| 1995 | -2.35 % change on previous year | +79.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1043 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9058 % change on previous year | -3575.9% |
| 1999 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +124.6% |
| 2000 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 2001 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2002 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 2004 | -0.161 % change on previous year | -86.8% |
| 2005 | -0.9877 % change on previous year | +513.5% |
| 2006 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +266.2% |
| 2007 | -0.2887 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -821.4% |
| 2009 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -257.5% |
| 2010 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
| 2011 | -3.95 % change on previous year | -260.0% |
| 2012 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7935 % change on previous year | -145.7% |
| 2014 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -532.7% |
| 2015 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 2016 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 0.114 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2018 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -2984.4% |
| 2019 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -275.6% |
| 2020 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 2021 | -0.9218 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2022 | 4.82 % change on previous year | -622.8% |
| 2023 | -5.58 % change on previous year | -215.7% |
| 2024 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -191.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -7764.7% | -0.0593 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | -5297.6% | -0.2324 % change on previous year | -12.54 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +3575.9% | -0.0261 % change on previous year | 0.9058 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -2984.4% | 0.114 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | -1741.6% | -0.0855 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.278 % change on previous year | -0.6876 % change on previous year | -0.1075 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -1.3 % change on previous year | -12.54 % change on previous year | 0.5028 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4378 % change on previous year | -1.57 % change on previous year | 0.0653 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6265 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.2 % change on previous year | -3.62 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5937 % change on previous year | -3.95 % change on previous year | 5.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2349 % change on previous year | -5.58 % change on previous year | 5.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 10.22 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Ireland 7.14 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Suriname 5.56 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Andorra 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.19 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 138,934 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Agricultural land — area, annual growth rate in Italy was 5.1 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.54 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land — area, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural land — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.