Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.5307 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.5307 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2015.
Italy ranks 36th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5307 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5241 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5227 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5203 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.5188 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5173 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.51 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5076 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4219 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4184 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4178 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4194 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4232 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4221 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4171 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4113 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4104 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4074 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4069 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4029 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3954 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3869 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3789 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3716 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3742 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3787 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3884 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3816 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3684 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3564 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.356 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3355 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3281 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3396 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3125 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3073 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3084 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3094 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3117 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3098 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3155 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3174 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3203 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1797 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5211 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.51 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5307 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4159 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.5076 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4148 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4069 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4228 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3857 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3716 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4071 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3515 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3233 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3816 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3129 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3256 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3166 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 33 Czechia 0.3325 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 34 Spain 0.3323 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 35 Ghana 0.326 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 37 Tunisia 0.3186 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 0.3152 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 0.3147 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.3207 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5307 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.306 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.