Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Italy
Italy: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 38.23 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Italy stood at 38.23 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Italy peaked at 55.23 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.78 %, in 1961.
Italy ranks 45th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.78 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.84 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 22.06 % | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 22.12 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 22.22 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 22.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 22.35 % | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 22.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 22.67 % | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 22.77 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 27.4 % | +20.3% |
| 1972 | 27.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 27.79 % | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 27.67 % | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 27.61 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 27.52 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 27.56 % | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 27.37 % | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 27.32 % | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 27.34 % | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 27.37 % | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 27.59 % | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 28.36 % | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 28.88 % | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 29.61 % | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 30.09 % | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 30.61 % | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 31.3 % | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 31.79 % | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 32.23 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 31.97 % | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 31.97 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.06 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.71 % | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 33.33 % | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 33.07 % | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 33.16 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 33.31 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 33.09 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 34.42 % | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 35.55 % | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 36.74 % | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 37.74 % | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 37.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.45 % | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 39.92 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 40.72 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 38.63 % | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 39.82 % | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.78 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.8 % | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 41.85 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 44.07 % | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 44.34 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.14 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.74 % | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 55.23 % | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 51.37 % | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 43.94 % | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 44.05 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.54 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 38.31 % | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 38.23 % | -0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 38.23 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 2.6× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Italy's 38.23 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.73 %, 3.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.19 % | 21.78 % | 22.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.06 % | 22.77 % | 27.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.29 % | 27.34 % | 31.79 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.69 % | 31.97 % | 33.33 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.97 % | 34.42 % | 40.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.84 % | 38.78 % | 55.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.61 % | 38.23 % | 44.05 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Italy?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Italy was 38.23 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 55.23 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.78 % in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Italy ranks 45th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.