Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 43.63 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Italy stood at 43.63 %.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Italy peaked at 70.32 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 41.51 %, in 2023.
Italy ranks 85th of 216 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 | 69.56 % | 68.77 % | 70.32 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.54 % | 59.44 % | 68.61 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.48 % | 57.25 % | 59.71 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.65 % | 52.13 % | 57.26 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.81 % | 47.28 % | 52.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.81 % | 41.95 % | 48.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.67 % | 41.51 % | 43.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 82 South Sudan, Republic of 44.71 % compare
- 83 Yemen, Republic of 44.42 % compare
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- 86 Channel Islands 43.3 % compare
- 87 Thailand 43.27 % compare
- 88 Benin 43.14 % compare
More environment data for Italy
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 6.83 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 7.18 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 109,022 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 38,588 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2.20 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2.08 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 3.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Italy?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Italy was 43.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 70.32 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.51 % in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Italy ranks 85th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.