Iceland vs Italy: Breakdown of habitable land area

Iceland
207,880 hectares
in 2019
Italy
260,020 hectares
in 2019
Iceland rank
64th
Italy rank
61st

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Iceland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 260,020 hectares against 207,880 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 52,140 hectares.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 64th and Italy ranks 61st of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.