Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Italy
Italy: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 27.55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Italy is 27.55 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Italy peaked at 33.51 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 24.52 %, in 2021.
Italy ranks 144th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.08 % | 24.54 % | 25.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.27 % | 26.02 % | 30.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.06 % | 28.85 % | 29.21 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.11 % | 26.19 % | 29.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.77 % | 27.98 % | 31.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3 % | 26.16 % | 33.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.72 % | 24.52 % | 29.35 % | 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -5.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0007 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.775 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3373 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Italy?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Italy was 27.55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 33.51 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.52 % in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Italy ranks 144th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land. 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.