How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Hungary vs Italy: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Hungary

0.5067

in 2017

Italy

0.5062

in 2017

Hungary rank

64th

Italy rank

65th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Hungary
Italy

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 0.5067 against 0.5062 in Italy, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Hungary ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8673	0.8948	0.0275	Italy
1970s	0.6698	0.647	0.0229	Hungary
1980s	0.5446	0.5701	0.0255	Italy
1990s	0.6439	0.5515	0.0924	Hungary
2000s	0.6089	0.5026	0.1063	Hungary
2010s	0.5658	0.4876	0.0782	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Hungary or Italy?: Hungary, at 0.5067 against 0.5062 in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Hungary and Italy?: 0.0005, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Italy?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Hungary and Italy rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Hungary ranks 64th and Italy ranks 65th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).