Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy
Italy: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5062 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy, 1961–2017
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.
Analysis
In 2017, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy stood at 0.5062.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4501, in 2009.
That places Italy 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9869 | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9498 | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9057 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.8829 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8728 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7984 | -8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8478 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8089 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7974 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6419 | -19.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6932 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6162 | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6151 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6038 | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6488 | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6393 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.63 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5838 | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.555 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5836 | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6122 | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5115 | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5843 | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5762 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5688 | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.543 | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.595 | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5716 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6474 | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5467 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5355 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5475 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5416 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5543 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.538 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5486 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.542 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5131 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5312 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5364 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5594 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5569 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4684 | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4773 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4769 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4797 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4898 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4501 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4736 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4513 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5154 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4939 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5137 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4665 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4804 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5062 | +5.4% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5062 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5062, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5062 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5463, 93% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8948 | 0.7984 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.647 | 0.5838 | 0.7974 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5701 | 0.5115 | 0.6122 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5515 | 0.5131 | 0.6474 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5026 | 0.4501 | 0.5594 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4876 | 0.4513 | 0.5154 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More reference data data for Italy
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.927 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Italy was 0.5062 in 2017, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4501 in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Italy ranks 65th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).