Arable land — Area in Italy
Italy: Arable land — Area was 6,949 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Italy stood at 6,949 1000 ha.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Italy peaked at 12,862 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 6,601 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Italy 41st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,539 1000 ha | 12,221 1000 ha | 12,862 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,648 1000 ha | 9,288 1000 ha | 11,984 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,178 1000 ha | 8,958 1000 ha | 9,483 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,528 1000 ha | 8,253 1000 ha | 9,012 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,750 1000 ha | 6,981 1000 ha | 8,398 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,781 1000 ha | 6,601 1000 ha | 7,042 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,088 1000 ha | 6,949 1000 ha | 7,199 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.16 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Italy?
- Arable land — area in Italy was 6,949 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12,862 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,601 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for arable land — area?
- Italy ranks 41st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Arable 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.