Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
99th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
Italy ranks 99th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0175 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0147 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0178 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 96 Liberia 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 97 Czechia 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Nepal 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Ecuador 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 Chile 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Argentina 0.0118 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 99th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.