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

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.

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

Italy

0.5062

in 2017

United Kingdom

0.5175

in 2023

Italy rank

65th

United Kingdom rank

62nd

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

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.5175 against 0.5062 in Italy, a difference of 0.0113.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8948	0.8562	0.0386	Italy
1970s	0.647	0.7393	0.0923	United Kingdom
1980s	0.5701	0.5682	0.0019	Italy
1990s	0.5515	0.4818	0.0696	Italy
2000s	0.5026	0.4733	0.0293	Italy
2010s	0.4876	0.4808	0.0068	Italy

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, Italy or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.5175 against 0.5062 in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Italy and United Kingdom?: 0.0113, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Italy ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd 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).