Italy vs Spain: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Italy
32.07 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
33.23 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
43rd
Spain rank
41st

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 33.23 hectares per square kilometre against 32.07 hectares per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 1.16 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 52.11 hectares per square kilometre 41.21 hectares per square kilometre 10.9 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1970s 42.85 hectares per square kilometre 41.61 hectares per square kilometre 1.24 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1980s 41.48 hectares per square kilometre 40.93 hectares per square kilometre 0.555 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1990s 38.57 hectares per square kilometre 38.68 hectares per square kilometre 0.1046 hectares per square kilometre Spain
2000s 35.15 hectares per square kilometre 35.57 hectares per square kilometre 0.421 hectares per square kilometre Spain
2010s 31.29 hectares per square kilometre 34.17 hectares per square kilometre 2.88 hectares per square kilometre Spain
2020s 31.87 hectares per square kilometre 33.34 hectares per square kilometre 1.47 hectares per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 33.23 hectares per square kilometre against 32.07 hectares per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Italy and Spain?
1.16 hectares per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 41st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.