Italy vs Portugal: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre

Italy
44.26 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
43.34 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
83rd
Portugal rank
85th

Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 44.26 hectares per square kilometre against 43.34 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.92 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 209 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 69.56 hectares per square kilometre 42.61 hectares per square kilometre 26.95 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1970s 60.54 hectares per square kilometre 43.2 hectares per square kilometre 17.34 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1980s 58.48 hectares per square kilometre 43.64 hectares per square kilometre 14.84 hectares per square kilometre Italy
1990s 53.65 hectares per square kilometre 42.07 hectares per square kilometre 11.58 hectares per square kilometre Italy
2000s 49.96 hectares per square kilometre 41.57 hectares per square kilometre 8.39 hectares per square kilometre Italy
2010s 44.91 hectares per square kilometre 40.34 hectares per square kilometre 4.57 hectares per square kilometre Italy
2020s 43.12 hectares per square kilometre 43.14 hectares per square kilometre 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Italy or Portugal?
Italy, at 44.26 hectares per square kilometre against 43.34 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Italy and Portugal?
0.92 hectares per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 83rd and Portugal ranks 85th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,060 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use 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.