Italy vs Spain: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Italy
23.96 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
23.01 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
43rd
Spain rank
46th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 23.96 hectares per square kilometre against 23.01 hectares per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.95 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.63 hectares per square kilometre | 31.94 hectares per square kilometre | 10.7 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 32.8 hectares per square kilometre | 31.74 hectares per square kilometre | 1.06 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 31.21 hectares per square kilometre | 31.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0254 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 29 hectares per square kilometre | 29.13 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1375 hectares per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 26.33 hectares per square kilometre | 25.78 hectares per square kilometre | 0.548 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 23.03 hectares per square kilometre | 24.52 hectares per square kilometre | 1.49 hectares per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 24.15 hectares per square kilometre | 23.2 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9421 hectares per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 23.96 hectares per square kilometre against 23.01 hectares per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Italy and Spain?
- 0.95 hectares per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Spain ranks 46th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) 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.