Cropland — Area per capita in Italy
Italy: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.16 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Italy is 0.16 ha/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Italy peaked at 0.31 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.15 ha/cap, in 2011.
Italy ranks 110th of 232 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 | 0.2967 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.228 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.215 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.197 ha/cap | 0.19 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.178 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.152 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 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)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Italy?
- Cropland — area per capita in Italy was 0.16 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 ha/cap in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Italy ranks 110th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.