Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Italy

Arable land share in Italy in 2023 — 23.96%. Ranked 43 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 19.78 pp.

2023 23.96% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 43of 206
Period maximum 43.73%1961
Period minimum 22.32%2015

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Italy, 1961–20232030405019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 43.73%1963: 43.09%1965: 42.58%1967: 42.12%1969: 41.55%1971: 32.34%1973: 31.58%1975: 31.72%1977: 31.82%1979: 32.22%1981: 32.19%1983: 31.04%1985: 30.77%1987: 30.82%1989: 30.58%1991: 30.26%1993: 29.07%1995: 28.16%1997: 28.06%1999: 29.05%2001: 28.2%2003: 26.91%2005: 26.31%2007: 24.25%2009: 23.61%2011: 22.72%2013: 23.09%2015: 22.32%2017: 22.78%2019: 23.38%2021: 24.32%2023: 23.96%
Change over the period: −19.78 pp Annual average: -0.32 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 23.96%
World 10.67%
Southern Europe computed 20.41%
High-income countries computed 8.94%
Arable land share — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 23.96 +0 pp
2022 23.96 −0.37 pp
2021 24.32 −0.02 pp
2020 24.35 +0.96 pp
2019 23.38 +0.65 pp
2018 22.73 −0.04 pp
2017 22.78 +0.13 pp
2016 22.65 +0.32 pp
2015 22.32 −0.43 pp
2014 22.75 −0.33 pp
2013 23.09 −0.98 pp
2012 24.07 +1.35 pp
2011 22.72 −1.09 pp
2010 23.81 +0.21 pp
2009 23.61 −1.75 pp
2008 25.36 +1.11 pp
2007 24.25 −0.69 pp
2006 24.94 −1.37 pp
2005 26.31 −0.67 pp
2004 26.98 +0.07 pp
2003 26.91 −1.11 pp
2002 28.02 −0.18 pp
2001 28.2 −0.47 pp
2000 28.67 −0.38 pp
1999 29.05 +0.73 pp
1998 28.32 +0.26 pp
1997 28.06 −0.27 pp
1996 28.33 +0.17 pp
1995 28.16 −0.16 pp
1994 28.32 −0.75 pp
1993 29.07 −0.68 pp
1992 29.75 −0.51 pp
1991 30.26 −0.38 pp
1990 30.64 +0.06 pp
1989 30.58 +0.12 pp
1988 30.46 −0.36 pp
1987 30.82 −0.07 pp
1986 30.89 +0.12 pp
1985 30.77 −0.16 pp
1984 30.93 −0.11 pp
1983 31.04 −1.12 pp
1982 32.16 −0.03 pp
1981 32.19 −0.06 pp
1980 32.24 +0.02 pp
1979 32.22 +0.09 pp
1978 32.13 +0.31 pp
1977 31.82 −0.02 pp
1976 31.84 +0.12 pp
1975 31.72 +0.04 pp
1974 31.69 +0.11 pp
1973 31.58 −0.36 pp
1972 31.94 −0.4 pp
1971 32.34 −8.41 pp
1970 40.75 −0.81 pp
1969 41.55 −0.43 pp
1968 41.98 −0.15 pp
1967 42.12 −0.19 pp
1966 42.31 −0.27 pp
1965 42.58 −0.25 pp
1964 42.83 −0.26 pp
1963 43.09 −0.41 pp
1962 43.5 −0.23 pp
1961 43.73

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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