Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Italy

Italy: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 12.02 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.02 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
125th
of 220 countries
All-time high
17.85 %
in 1970
All-time low
10.29 %
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Italy, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Italy is 12.02 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Italy peaked at 17.85 % in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.29 %, in 2021.

Italy ranks 125th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17.44 % 17.26 % 17.77 % 9
1970s 17.69 % 17.55 % 17.85 % 10
1980s 16.99 % 16.52 % 17.43 % 10
1990s 15.08 % 14.29 % 16.55 % 10
2000s 14.81 % 14.48 % 15.08 % 10
2010s 13.62 % 10.97 % 15.89 % 10
2020s 11.41 % 10.29 % 12.19 % 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 122 Bosnia and Herzegovina 12.69 % compare
  2. 123 Czechia 12.56 % compare
  3. 124 Nepal 12.52 % compare
  4. 126 Chile 11.84 % compare
  5. 127 Argentina 11.64 % compare
  6. 128 Belarus 11.48 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Italy?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Italy was 12.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 17.85 % in 1970.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 10.29 % in 2021.
How does Italy rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
Italy ranks 125th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.