Land area — Area in Italy
Italy: Land area — Area was 29,572 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 29,572 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Italy peaked at 29,572 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29,411 1000 ha, in 1961.
Italy ranks 77th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 29,411 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 29,572 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 74 Poland 30,607 1000 ha compare
- 75 Finland 30,400 1000 ha compare
- 76 Philippines 29,817 1000 ha compare
- 78 Burkina Faso 27,360 1000 ha compare
- 79 Western Sahara 26,600 1000 ha compare
- 80 New Zealand 26,331 1000 ha compare
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 land area — area in Italy?
- Land area — area in Italy was 29,572 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 29,572 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,411 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for land area — area?
- Italy ranks 77th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.