FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Italy
Italy: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.1608 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.1608 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.3088 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1502 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Italy 95th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3088 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.306 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3008 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2975 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2936 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2905 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2876 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2854 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2802 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2774 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2295 hectares per person | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2263 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2234 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.223 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2217 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2204 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2212 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.221 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2204 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2199 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2196 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2169 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2162 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2141 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2138 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2132 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2116 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2112 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2088 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2047 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2002 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.196 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1922 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1936 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1929 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1957 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2007 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1982 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1955 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1908 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1836 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1821 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1699 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1651 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1696 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1605 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.161 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1588 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1507 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1512 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1502 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1522 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1536 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.153 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1562 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1579 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1583 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1605 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1608 hectares per person | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1608 hectares per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0943 hectares per person, 1.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1608 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2362 hectares per person, 68% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2945 hectares per person | 0.2802 hectares per person | 0.3088 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2286 hectares per person | 0.2204 hectares per person | 0.2774 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2157 hectares per person | 0.2112 hectares per person | 0.2204 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1996 hectares per person | 0.1922 hectares per person | 0.2111 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1793 hectares per person | 0.1605 hectares per person | 0.1982 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1541 hectares per person | 0.1502 hectares per person | 0.161 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1594 hectares per person | 0.1579 hectares per person | 0.1608 hectares per person | 4 |
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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Italy?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Italy was 0.1608 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3088 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1502 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Italy ranks 95th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.