Cropland — Share in Land area in Italy
Italy: Cropland — Share in Land area was 31.61 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 31.61 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Italy peaked at 53.07 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 30.6 %, in 2015.
Italy ranks 45th of 234 countries on this measure, 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 | 52.11 % | 51 % | 53.07 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.85 % | 41.59 % | 50.76 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.48 % | 40.69 % | 42.28 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.57 % | 37.16 % | 40.71 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 35 % | 32.33 % | 37.89 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.19 % | 30.6 % | 32.56 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.72 % | 31.55 % | 32.03 % | 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 — share in land area in Italy?
- Cropland — share in land area in Italy was 31.61 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 53.07 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6 % in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Italy ranks 45th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 — Share in 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.