Inland waters — Area in Italy
Italy: Inland waters — Area was 635 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Italy stood at 635 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Italy peaked at 723 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 635 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Italy 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 723 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 635.1 1000 ha | 635.1 1000 ha | 635.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 635.1 1000 ha | 635.1 1000 ha | 635.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 635 1000 ha | 635 1000 ha | 635 1000 ha | 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.16 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Italy?
- Inland waters — area in Italy was 635 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 723 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 635 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for inland waters — area?
- Italy ranks 64th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Inland waters — 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.