Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Italy
Italy: Cropland area under organic agric. — Area was 1,726 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Italy, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland area under organic agric. — area in Italy stood at 1,726 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area under organic agric. — area in Italy peaked at 1,727 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 733 1000 ha, in 2008.
Italy ranks 1st of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 733 1000 ha | — |
| 2009 | 797 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 781 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 783 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 834 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 881 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 911 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,066 1000 ha | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1,290 1000 ha | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 1,365 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,418 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1,442 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,511 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,607 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1,688 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 1,727 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,726 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,726 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.54 1000 ha, 17.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,726 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.14 1000 ha, 18.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 765 1000 ha | 733 1000 ha | 797 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,077 1000 ha | 781 1000 ha | 1,442 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,652 1000 ha | 1,511 1000 ha | 1,727 1000 ha | 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 cropland area under organic agric. — area in Italy?
- Cropland area under organic agric. — area in Italy was 1,726 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,727 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland area under organic agric. — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 733 1000 ha in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for cropland area under organic agric. — area?
- Italy ranks 1st out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland area under organic agric. — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 under organic agric. — 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.