Germany vs Italy: Agricultural land per capita
Germany
0.1962 hectares per capita
in 2023
Italy
0.22 hectares per capita
in 2023
Germany rank
149th
Italy rank
146th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.22 hectares per capita against 0.1962 hectares per capita in Germany, a difference of 0.0238 hectares per capita.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 149th and Italy ranks 146th of 226 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2561 hectares per capita | 0.3978 hectares per capita | 0.1417 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.2398 hectares per capita | 0.3247 hectares per capita | 0.0849 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.2335 hectares per capita | 0.3029 hectares per capita | 0.0694 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.2126 hectares per capita | 0.2759 hectares per capita | 0.0633 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2078 hectares per capita | 0.2533 hectares per capita | 0.0454 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.2036 hectares per capita | 0.2198 hectares per capita | 0.0162 hectares per capita | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1975 hectares per capita | 0.2137 hectares per capita | 0.0161 hectares per capita | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.22 hectares per capita against 0.1962 hectares per capita in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Germany and Italy?
- 0.0238 hectares per capita, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Germany ranks 149th and Italy ranks 146th of 226 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 Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.