Land use in San Marino
San Marino: Land use was 2,300 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in San Marino, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
San Marino recorded 2,300 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in San Marino peaked at 2,300 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places San Marino 203rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,650 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 2,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,300 hectares | 2,300 hectares | 2,300 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
- 200 Niue 3,800 hectares compare
- 201 Hong Kong 3,000 hectares compare
- 202 American Samoa 2,960 hectares compare
- 203 Palau 2,300 hectares compare
- 205 Aruba 2,000 hectares compare
- 205 British Virgin Islands 2,000 hectares compare
- 205 Micronesia (country) 2,000 hectares compare
- 205 Montserrat 2,000 hectares compare
- 205 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2,000 hectares compare
More environment data for San Marino
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0586 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 1,000 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in San Marino?
- Land use in San Marino was 2,300 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 2,300 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does San Marino rank for land use?
- San Marino ranks 203rd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this San Marino data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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