Italy vs Spain: Breakdown of habitable land area
Italy
260,020 hectares
in 2019
Spain
216,820 hectares
in 2019
Italy rank
61st
Spain rank
63rd
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 260,020 hectares against 216,820 hectares in Spain, a difference of 43,200 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 61st and Spain ranks 63rd of 235 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 260,020 hectares against 216,820 hectares in Spain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Italy and Spain?
- 43,200 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Italy ranks 61st and Spain ranks 63rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.