What is grazing land use over the long-term in Italy?

Grazing land use over the long-term in Italy was 3.26 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 6.35 million hectares in 1940.

What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million hectares in 1000.

How does Italy rank for grazing land use over the long-term?

Italy ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Grazing land use over the long-term in Italy

Name: Grazing land use over the long-term in Italy
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Italy: Grazing land use over the long-term was 3.26 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

3.26 million hectares

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

73rd

of 202 countries

All-time high

6.35 million hectares

in 1940

All-time low

1.57 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Grazing land use over the long-term in Italy, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2025, grazing land use over the long-term in Italy stood at 3.26 million hectares.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term in Italy peaked at 6.35 million hectares in 1940 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million hectares, in 1000.

That places Italy 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1
1100s	1.92 million hectares	1.92 million hectares	1.92 million hectares	1
1200s	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	2.45 million hectares	1
1300s	3.51 million hectares	3.51 million hectares	3.51 million hectares	1
1400s	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	2.17 million hectares	1
1500s	2.35 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	2.35 million hectares	1
1600s	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	1
1700s	3.14 million hectares	3.14 million hectares	3.14 million hectares	1
1710s	3.22 million hectares	3.22 million hectares	3.22 million hectares	1
1720s	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	3.30 million hectares	1
1730s	3.39 million hectares	3.39 million hectares	3.39 million hectares	1
1740s	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	3.47 million hectares	1
1750s	3.56 million hectares	3.56 million hectares	3.56 million hectares	1
1760s	3.65 million hectares	3.65 million hectares	3.65 million hectares	1
1770s	3.73 million hectares	3.73 million hectares	3.73 million hectares	1
1780s	3.82 million hectares	3.82 million hectares	3.82 million hectares	1
1790s	3.91 million hectares	3.91 million hectares	3.91 million hectares	1
1800s	4.00 million hectares	4.00 million hectares	4.00 million hectares	1
1810s	4.08 million hectares	4.08 million hectares	4.08 million hectares	1
1820s	4.17 million hectares	4.17 million hectares	4.17 million hectares	1
1830s	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	1
1840s	4.60 million hectares	4.60 million hectares	4.60 million hectares	1
1850s	4.82 million hectares	4.82 million hectares	4.82 million hectares	1
1860s	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	5.05 million hectares	1
1870s	5.07 million hectares	5.07 million hectares	5.07 million hectares	1
1880s	5.26 million hectares	5.26 million hectares	5.26 million hectares	1
1890s	5.49 million hectares	5.49 million hectares	5.49 million hectares	1
1900s	5.67 million hectares	5.67 million hectares	5.67 million hectares	1
1910s	5.86 million hectares	5.86 million hectares	5.86 million hectares	1
1920s	6.25 million hectares	6.25 million hectares	6.25 million hectares	1
1930s	6.34 million hectares	6.34 million hectares	6.34 million hectares	1
1940s	6.35 million hectares	6.35 million hectares	6.35 million hectares	1
1950s	5.75 million hectares	5.26 million hectares	6.06 million hectares	10
1960s	5.13 million hectares	5.07 million hectares	5.23 million hectares	10
1970s	5.20 million hectares	5.16 million hectares	5.25 million hectares	10
1980s	5.00 million hectares	4.86 million hectares	5.13 million hectares	10
1990s	4.44 million hectares	4.20 million hectares	4.87 million hectares	10
2000s	4.38 million hectares	4.28 million hectares	4.46 million hectares	10
2010s	4.03 million hectares	3.25 million hectares	4.70 million hectares	10
2020s	3.26 million hectares	3.04 million hectares	3.53 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Italy

70 Romania 3.82 million hectares compare
71 Ireland 3.75 million hectares compare
72 Nicaragua 3.30 million hectares compare
74 Ecuador 3.24 million hectares compare
75 Greece 3.05 million hectares compare
76 Central African Republic 2.99 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Italy

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is grazing land use over the long-term in Italy?: Grazing land use over the long-term in Italy was 3.26 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 6.35 million hectares in 1940.
What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million hectares in 1000.
How does Italy rank for grazing land use over the long-term?: Italy ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is grazing land use over the long-term rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Grazing land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.