What is land area in Italy?

Land area in Italy was 295,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Italy?

The highest recorded value was 295,720 sq. km in 2022.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Italy?

The lowest recorded value was 294,110 sq. km in 1961.

How does Italy rank for land area?

Italy ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Italy?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Italy data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Italy

Name: Land area in Italy
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Italy: Land area was 295,720 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

295,720 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

73rd

of 216 countries

All-time high

295,720 sq. km

in 2022

All-time low

294,110 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Italy, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Italy stood at 295,720 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Italy peaked at 295,720 sq. km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 294,110 sq. km, in 1961.

Italy ranks 73rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	9
1970s	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	10
1980s	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	10
1990s	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	294,110 sq. km	10
2000s	295,718 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	10
2010s	295,718 sq. km	295,717 sq. km	295,718 sq. km	10
2020s	295,718 sq. km	295,717 sq. km	295,720 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Italy

70 Poland 306,270 sq. km compare
71 Finland 303,960 sq. km compare
72 Philippines 298,170 sq. km compare
74 Burkina Faso 273,600 sq. km compare
75 New Zealand 263,310 sq. km compare
76 Gabon 257,670 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Italy?: Land area in Italy was 295,720 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Italy?: The highest recorded value was 295,720 sq. km in 2022.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Italy?: The lowest recorded value was 294,110 sq. km in 1961.
How does Italy rank for land area?: Italy ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Italy?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.