Agricultural land — Area in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land — Area was 12,902 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 12,902 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Italy peaked at 20,683 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 12,276 1000 ha, in 2023.
Italy ranks 68th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,457 1000 ha | 20,227 1000 ha | 20,683 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,806 1000 ha | 17,482 1000 ha | 20,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,199 1000 ha | 16,839 1000 ha | 17,562 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,779 1000 ha | 15,333 1000 ha | 16,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,730 1000 ha | 13,983 1000 ha | 15,556 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,251 1000 ha | 12,405 1000 ha | 14,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,620 1000 ha | 12,276 1000 ha | 13,001 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 65 Yugoslav SFR 13,971 1000 ha compare
- 66 Syrian Arab Republic 13,613 1000 ha compare
- 67 Myanmar 13,010 1000 ha compare
- 69 Philippines 12,746 1000 ha compare
- 70 Romania 12,690 1000 ha compare
- 71 Ghana 12,603 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Italy?
- Agricultural land — area in Italy was 12,902 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 20,683 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,276 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land — area?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.