Arable land in Italy
Italy: Arable land was 0.1201 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1201 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Italy peaked at 0.2545 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1096 hectares per person, in 2015.
Italy ranks 96th of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.241 hectares per person | 0.2283 hectares per person | 0.2545 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.1673 hectares per person | 0.2227 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1622 hectares per person | 0.1582 hectares per person | 0.168 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1501 hectares per person | 0.1451 hectares per person | 0.1589 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1343 hectares per person | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.1489 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1134 hectares per person | 0.1096 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1207 hectares per person | 0.12 hectares per person | 0.1216 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 5,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 15.45 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Italy?
- Arable land in Italy was 0.1201 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2545 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1096 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for arable land?
- Italy ranks 96th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.