Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Italy

Arable land in Italy in 2023 — 7,084,477 ha. Ranked 35 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 44.9%.

2023 7.08M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 35of 206
Period maximum 12.86M ha1961
Period minimum 6.6M ha2015

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Italy, 1961–20236M8M10M12M14M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 12,862,000 ha1963: 12,674,000 ha1965: 12,524,000 ha1967: 12,389,000 ha1969: 12,221,000 ha1971: 9,511,000 ha1973: 9,288,000 ha1975: 9,330,000 ha1977: 9,359,000 ha1979: 9,476,000 ha1981: 9,466,000 ha1983: 9,128,000 ha1985: 9,050,000 ha1987: 9,065,000 ha1989: 8,993,000 ha1991: 8,900,000 ha1993: 8,550,000 ha1995: 8,283,000 ha1997: 8,253,000 ha1999: 8,545,000 ha2001: 8,339,000 ha2003: 7,959,000 ha2005: 7,780,000 ha2007: 7,171,000 ha2009: 6,981,000 ha2011: 6,720,000 ha2013: 6,827,000 ha2015: 6,601,000 ha2017: 6,736,270 ha2019: 6,914,183 ha2021: 7,192,812 ha2023: 7,084,477 ha
Change over the period: −5.78M (−44.92%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Italy 7.08M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Europe & Central Asia computed 331M ha
Southern Europe computed 26.42M ha
High-income countries computed 458M ha
Arable land — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 7.08M +0 +0%
2022 7.08M −108,335 −1.51%
2021 7.19M −6,602 −0.09%
2020 7.2M +285,231 +4.13%
2019 6.91M +191,183 +2.84%
2018 6.72M −13,270 −0.2%
2017 6.74M +39,270 +0.59%
2016 6.7M +96,000 +1.45%
2015 6.6M −127,000 −1.89%
2014 6.73M −99,000 −1.45%
2013 6.83M −291,000 −4.09%
2012 7.12M +398,000 +5.92%
2011 6.72M −322,000 −4.57%
2010 7.04M +61,000 +0.87%
2009 6.98M −517,000 −6.9%
2008 7.5M +327,000 +4.56%
2007 7.17M −205,000 −2.78%
2006 7.38M −404,000 −5.19%
2005 7.78M −199,000 −2.49%
2004 7.98M +20,000 +0.25%
2003 7.96M −328,000 −3.96%
2002 8.29M −52,000 −0.62%
2001 8.34M −140,000 −1.65%
2000 8.48M −66,000 −0.77%
1999 8.55M +216,000 +2.59%
1998 8.33M +76,000 +0.92%
1997 8.25M −79,000 −0.95%
1996 8.33M +49,000 +0.59%
1995 8.28M −46,000 −0.55%
1994 8.33M −221,000 −2.58%
1993 8.55M −200,000 −2.29%
1992 8.75M −150,000 −1.69%
1991 8.9M −112,000 −1.24%
1990 9.01M +19,000 +0.21%
1989 8.99M +35,000 +0.39%
1988 8.96M −107,000 −1.18%
1987 9.07M −21,000 −0.23%
1986 9.09M +36,000 +0.4%
1985 9.05M −47,000 −0.52%
1984 9.1M −31,000 −0.34%
1983 9.13M −330,000 −3.49%
1982 9.46M −8,000 −0.08%
1981 9.47M −17,000 −0.18%
1980 9.48M +7,000 +0.07%
1979 9.48M +25,000 +0.26%
1978 9.45M +92,000 +0.98%
1977 9.36M −5,000 −0.05%
1976 9.36M +34,000 +0.36%
1975 9.33M +11,000 +0.12%
1974 9.32M +31,000 +0.33%
1973 9.29M −105,000 −1.12%
1972 9.39M −118,000 −1.24%
1971 9.51M −2.47M −20.64%
1970 11.98M −237,000 −1.94%
1969 12.22M −125,000 −1.01%
1968 12.35M −43,000 −0.35%
1967 12.39M −55,000 −0.44%
1966 12.44M −80,000 −0.64%
1965 12.52M −74,000 −0.59%
1964 12.6M −76,000 −0.6%
1963 12.67M −121,000 −0.95%
1962 12.8M −67,000 −0.52%
1961 12.86M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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