Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Italy
Italy: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 2,185 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2,185 1000 ha for agriculture area actually irrigated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Italy peaked at 2,733 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,185 1000 ha, in 2023.
Italy ranks 12th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,621 1000 ha | 2,471 1000 ha | 2,733 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 2,522 1000 ha | 2,411 1000 ha | 2,601 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2020s | 2,343 1000 ha | 2,185 1000 ha | 2,582 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 9 Uzbekistan 3,780 1000 ha compare
- 10 Spain 3,753 1000 ha compare
- 11 Afghanistan 2,261 1000 ha compare
- 13 Australia 1,945 1000 ha compare
- 14 Kazakhstan 1,928 1000 ha compare
- 15 Morocco 1,764 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 agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Italy?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Italy was 2,185 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,733 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,185 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Italy rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Italy ranks 12th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — 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.