Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Urban area long term, per square kilometre was 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0454 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0454 units per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0249 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0454 units per square kilometre for urban area long term, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0249 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Italy ranks 22nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.027 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0275 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0279 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0294 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.03 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0304 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0308 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0316 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0319 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0322 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0333 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0335 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0337 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0339 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.034 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0344 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.035 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0353 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.037 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0374 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0377 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0384 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0394 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0399 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0404 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0409 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.042 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.043 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0443 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.045 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0454 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0209 units per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0454 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0113 units per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0249 units per square kilometre | 0.0284 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 units per square kilometre | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | 0.0328 units per square kilometre | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0349 units per square kilometre | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | 0.0355 units per square kilometre | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0412 units per square kilometre | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 0.0435 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0447 units per square kilometre | 0.044 units per square kilometre | 0.0454 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0581 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Bahrain 0.0539 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Kuwait 0.0469 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Brunei 0.0453 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Switzerland 0.0451 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Qatar 0.0427 units per square kilometre compare
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 urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Urban area long term, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0454 units per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0249 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is urban area long term, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term 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.
Urban area long term ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban area long term Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Urban area long term 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.