Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Italy
Italy: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 53.86 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Italy stood at 53.86 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Italy peaked at 62.19 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48.17 %, in 2011.
Italy ranks 80th of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.19 % | — |
| 1962 | 61.96 % | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 61.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 61.57 % | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 61.27 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 60.99 % | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 60.79 % | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 60.65 % | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 60.42 % | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 59.39 % | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 53.89 % | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 53.65 % | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 53.13 % | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 53.25 % | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 53.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 53.42 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 53.48 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 53.73 % | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 53.82 % | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 54 % | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 53.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 53.93 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.89 % | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 52.75 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 52.94 % | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 53.32 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 53.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 53.2 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 53.37 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 53.52 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 55.44 % | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 54.76 % | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.74 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 53.04 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 54.02 % | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 54.28 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 53.78 % | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 53.79 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 54.09 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 53.99 % | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.85 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 53.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.39 % | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.61 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 51.93 % | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 50.64 % | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 51.86 % | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 49.93 % | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 49.15 % | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 48.17 % | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 51.11 % | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 50.09 % | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 51.12 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 50.99 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.27 % | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 52.52 % | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 52.7 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 57.51 % | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 57.99 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 54.49 % | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 57.13 % | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 53.86 % | -5.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 53.86 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.14 %, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 53.86 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 52.34 %, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.29 % | 60.42 % | 62.19 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.1 % | 53.13 % | 59.39 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.36 % | 52.75 % | 54 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.05 % | 53.04 % | 55.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.57 % | 49.93 % | 53.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.23 % | 48.17 % | 54.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.2 % | 53.86 % | 57.99 % | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Italy?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Italy was 53.86 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 62.19 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.17 % in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Italy ranks 80th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.