Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Italy

Arable land per capita in Italy in 2023 — 0.1201 ha/person. Ranked 96 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 52.8%.

2023 0.1201 ha/person +0.05% vs 2022
World rank 96of 206
Period maximum 0.2545 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1096 ha/person2015

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Italy, 1961–20230.10.150.20.250.319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2545 ha/person1963: 0.2473 ha/person1965: 0.2403 ha/person1967: 0.2342 ha/person1969: 0.2283 ha/person1971: 0.1759 ha/person1973: 0.1696 ha/person1975: 0.1683 ha/person1977: 0.1673 ha/person1979: 0.1683 ha/person1981: 0.1675 ha/person1983: 0.1614 ha/person1985: 0.1599 ha/person1987: 0.1602 ha/person1989: 0.1587 ha/person1991: 0.1568 ha/person1993: 0.1504 ha/person1995: 0.1457 ha/person1997: 0.1451 ha/person1999: 0.1501 ha/person2001: 0.1464 ha/person2003: 0.1387 ha/person2005: 0.1338 ha/person2007: 0.122 ha/person2009: 0.1172 ha/person2011: 0.1119 ha/person2013: 0.1132 ha/person2015: 0.1096 ha/person2017: 0.1123 ha/person2019: 0.1158 ha/person2021: 0.1216 ha/person2023: 0.1201 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1344 (−52.81%) Average annual rate: -1.2 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 0.1201 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Europe & Central Asia 0.359 ha/person
Southern Europe computed 0.1765 ha/person
High-income countries computed 0.3338 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1201 +0.0001 +0.05%
2022 0.12 −0.0016 −1.31%
2021 0.1216 +0.0005 +0.42%
2020 0.1211 +0.0054 +4.63%
2019 0.1158 +0.0035 +3.1%
2018 0.1123 +0 +0.01%
2017 0.1123 +0.0009 +0.78%
2016 0.1114 +0.0018 +1.65%
2015 0.1096 −0.0019 −1.74%
2014 0.1115 −0.0017 −1.46%
2013 0.1132 −0.0051 −4.28%
2012 0.1183 +0.0063 +5.63%
2011 0.1119 −0.0058 −4.9%
2010 0.1177 +0.0005 +0.43%
2009 0.1172 −0.0094 −7.43%
2008 0.1266 +0.0046 +3.76%
2007 0.122 −0.0043 −3.37%
2006 0.1263 −0.0075 −5.57%
2005 0.1338 −0.0042 −3.06%
2004 0.138 −0.0007 −0.49%
2003 0.1387 −0.0065 −4.48%
2002 0.1452 −0.0012 −0.82%
2001 0.1464 −0.0025 −1.71%
2000 0.1489 −0.0012 −0.82%
1999 0.1501 +0.0038 +2.58%
1998 0.1464 +0.0013 +0.89%
1997 0.1451 −0.0015 −1%
1996 0.1465 +0.0008 +0.56%
1995 0.1457 −0.0008 −0.55%
1994 0.1465 −0.0039 −2.6%
1993 0.1504 −0.0036 −2.35%
1992 0.1541 −0.0027 −1.75%
1991 0.1568 −0.0021 −1.31%
1990 0.1589 +0.0002 +0.13%
1989 0.1587 +0.0005 +0.32%
1988 0.1582 −0.002 −1.23%
1987 0.1602 −0.0004 −0.24%
1986 0.1605 +0.0006 +0.39%
1985 0.1599 −0.0009 −0.55%
1984 0.1608 −0.0006 −0.36%
1983 0.1614 −0.0059 −3.52%
1982 0.1673 −0.0003 −0.16%
1981 0.1675 −0.0005 −0.3%
1980 0.168 −0.0002 −0.13%
1979 0.1683 −0 −0.02%
1978 0.1683 +0.001 +0.62%
1977 0.1673 −0.0008 −0.48%
1976 0.1681 −0.0002 −0.14%
1975 0.1683 −0.0008 −0.48%
1974 0.1691 −0.0005 −0.32%
1973 0.1696 −0.0031 −1.79%
1972 0.1727 −0.0032 −1.8%
1971 0.1759 −0.0468 −21.01%
1970 0.2227 −0.0056 −2.46%
1969 0.2283 −0.0036 −1.57%
1968 0.2319 −0.0023 −0.97%
1967 0.2342 −0.0027 −1.16%
1966 0.2369 −0.0034 −1.41%
1965 0.2403 −0.0035 −1.42%
1964 0.2438 −0.0035 −1.41%
1963 0.2473 −0.0042 −1.67%
1962 0.2515 −0.003 −1.19%
1961 0.2545

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.