Agriculture — Area, per capita in Italy
Italy: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per capita in Italy is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2018.
Italy ranks 122nd of 186 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.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +3.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 94% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 1000 ha per person, 49% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -0.1713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0509 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Italy?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Italy was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Italy ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.