Permanent crops — Area in Italy
Italy: Permanent crops — Area was 2,398 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent crops — Area in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 2,398 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Italy peaked at 3,140 1000 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2,169 1000 ha, in 2021.
Italy ranks 24th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,746 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,775 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 2,741 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 2,776 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 2,778 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2,814 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2,824 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 2,849 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 2,780 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 2,946 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 2,898 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 2,912 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 2,945 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2,969 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 2,983 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,989 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2,976 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2,971 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 2,970 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,953 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,958 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2,957 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 3,140 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 3,135 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 3,064 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 3,012 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 3,005 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 3,023 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,974 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 2,960 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,950 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,879 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2,830 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 2,814 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,645 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 2,674 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2,721 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 2,808 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,877 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 2,805 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 2,706 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 2,607 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2,580 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 2,550 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,554 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,545 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,531 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,543 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,578 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,588 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,521 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,442 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 2,260 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 2,393 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2,447 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2,452 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,482 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,437 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2,415 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,185 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 2,169 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,387 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 2,316 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2,398 1000 ha | +3.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 2,398 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.98 1000 ha, 96.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Italy's 2,398 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.37 1000 ha, 31.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,787 1000 ha | 2,741 1000 ha | 2,849 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,956 1000 ha | 2,898 1000 ha | 2,989 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,022 1000 ha | 2,953 1000 ha | 3,140 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,816 1000 ha | 2,645 1000 ha | 2,960 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,600 1000 ha | 2,531 1000 ha | 2,805 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,444 1000 ha | 2,260 1000 ha | 2,588 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,291 1000 ha | 2,169 1000 ha | 2,398 1000 ha | 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 permanent crops — area in Italy?
- Permanent crops — area in Italy was 2,398 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 3,140 1000 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,169 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for permanent crops — area?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.