Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 12,901 Hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
12,901 Hectares
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
18,166 Hectares
in 1990
All-time low
12,426 Hectares
in 2013
Years of data
34
1990–2024
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Italy stood at 12,901 Hectares.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Italy peaked at 18,166 Hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12,426 Hectares, in 2013.
Italy ranks 18th 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 — Total agricultural land area in Italy, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,166 Hectares | — |
| 1991 | 17,571 Hectares | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 17,203 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 16,484 Hectares | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 16,426 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 16,172 Hectares | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 15,698 Hectares | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 15,694 Hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,598 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 15,794 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 15,628 Hectares | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 15,472 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 15,421 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 15,097 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 14,964 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 14,710 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 13,274 Hectares | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 14,490 Hectares | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 13,338 Hectares | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 12,885 Hectares | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 12,670 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12,548 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 12,426 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12,720 Hectares | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12,661 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 12,843 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13,006 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 12,909 Hectares | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13,150 Hectares | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 13,122 Hectares | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 12,987 Hectares | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 12,950 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 13,078 Hectares | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 12,901 Hectares | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,481 Hectares | 15,598 Hectares | 18,166 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,711 Hectares | 13,274 Hectares | 15,628 Hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,782 Hectares | 12,426 Hectares | 13,150 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,008 Hectares | 12,901 Hectares | 13,122 Hectares | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0058 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 9.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Italy?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Italy was 12,901 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18,166 Hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,426 Hectares in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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