Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land was 9,328 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9,328 Hectares
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
17th
of 43 countries
All-time high
13,278 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
8,835 Hectares
in 2012
Years of data
34
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Italy is 9,328 Hectares, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Italy peaked at 13,278 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 8,835 Hectares, in 2012.
Italy ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land in Italy, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,278 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 13,031 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 12,529 Hectares | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 11,933 Hectares | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 11,846 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,746 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 11,329 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 11,298 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 11,229 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 11,388 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11,194 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 11,017 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10,954 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,632 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10,520 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10,206 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9,922 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 9,951 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 9,912 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9,385 Hectares | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 9,352 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 8,835 Hectares | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 9,216 Hectares | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 9,121 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 9,049 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 9,148 Hectares | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9,366 Hectares | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 9,220 Hectares | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 9,329 Hectares | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 9,356 Hectares | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9,335 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 9,398 Hectares | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9,455 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9,328 Hectares | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,961 Hectares | 11,229 Hectares | 13,278 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,479 Hectares | 9,912 Hectares | 11,194 Hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,202 Hectares | 8,835 Hectares | 9,385 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,374 Hectares | 9,328 Hectares | 9,455 Hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Italy?
- Agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land in Italy was 9,328 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13,278 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,835 Hectares in 2012.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land?
- Italy ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — arable and permanent crop land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Arable and permanent crop land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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