Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy
Italy: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 25,146 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy, 2004–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy stood at 25,146 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy peaked at 25,146 Square kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,540 Square kilometres, in 2004.
That places Italy 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9,540 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 10,670 Square kilometres | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 11,480 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 11,500 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 10,020 Square kilometres | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 11,060 Square kilometres | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 11,140 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 10,970 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 11,674 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 13,170 Square kilometres | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 13,880 Square kilometres | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14,930 Square kilometres | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 17,960 Square kilometres | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 19,090 Square kilometres | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 19,580 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 19,930 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 20,950 Square kilometres | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 21,870 Square kilometres | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 23,500 Square kilometres | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 24,560 Square kilometres | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 25,146 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,712 Square kilometres | 9,540 Square kilometres | 11,500 Square kilometres | 6 |
| 2010s | 15,232 Square kilometres | 10,970 Square kilometres | 19,930 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,205 Square kilometres | 20,950 Square kilometres | 25,146 Square kilometres | 5 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0218 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Italy was 25,146 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 25,146 Square kilometres in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,540 Square kilometres in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Italy ranks 10th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata