Land area — Area, per capita in Italy
Italy: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0005 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2014.
That places Italy 134th out of 190 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.
Land area — Area, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 131 Guatemala 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 132 Andorra 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 133 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 135 Nepal 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare
- 136 Marshall Islands 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare
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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 138,934 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Italy?
- Land area — area, per capita in Italy was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Italy ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.