What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Ethiopia and Italy?

0.004 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Italy?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Italy: Cropland per person over the long-term

Ethiopia

0.1523 hectares per person

in 2025

Italy

0.1563 hectares per person

in 2025

Ethiopia rank

102nd

Italy rank

99th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Ethiopia
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1563 hectares per person against 0.1523 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.004 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 102nd and Italy ranks 99th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 15 and Italy in 25.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.927 hectares per person	0.3984 hectares per person	Italy
1100s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.9045 hectares per person	0.3759 hectares per person	Italy
1200s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.8826 hectares per person	0.3539 hectares per person	Italy
1300s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.8611 hectares per person	0.3325 hectares per person	Italy
1400s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.84 hectares per person	0.3114 hectares per person	Italy
1500s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.8196 hectares per person	0.2909 hectares per person	Italy
1600s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7997 hectares per person	0.271 hectares per person	Italy
1700s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7802 hectares per person	0.2515 hectares per person	Italy
1710s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7612 hectares per person	0.2325 hectares per person	Italy
1720s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7426 hectares per person	0.2139 hectares per person	Italy
1730s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7245 hectares per person	0.1958 hectares per person	Italy
1740s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.7068 hectares per person	0.1782 hectares per person	Italy
1750s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6896 hectares per person	0.1609 hectares per person	Italy
1760s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6727 hectares per person	0.1441 hectares per person	Italy
1770s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6563 hectares per person	0.1277 hectares per person	Italy
1780s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6403 hectares per person	0.1117 hectares per person	Italy
1790s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6247 hectares per person	0.096 hectares per person	Italy
1800s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.6095 hectares per person	0.0808 hectares per person	Italy
1810s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5946 hectares per person	0.0659 hectares per person	Italy
1820s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5801 hectares per person	0.0514 hectares per person	Italy
1830s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.566 hectares per person	0.0373 hectares per person	Italy
1840s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5522 hectares per person	0.0235 hectares per person	Italy
1850s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5387 hectares per person	0.01 hectares per person	Italy
1860s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5255 hectares per person	0.0031 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1870s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5127 hectares per person	0.0159 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1880s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.5001 hectares per person	0.0285 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1890s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.4879 hectares per person	0.0408 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1900s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.4769 hectares per person	0.0517 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1910s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.4475 hectares per person	0.0811 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1920s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.4042 hectares per person	0.1245 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1930s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.3796 hectares per person	0.1491 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1940s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.3554 hectares per person	0.1733 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1950s	0.5287 hectares per person	0.3255 hectares per person	0.2032 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1960s	0.5169 hectares per person	0.298 hectares per person	0.219 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1970s	0.451 hectares per person	0.229 hectares per person	0.222 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1980s	0.3343 hectares per person	0.2144 hectares per person	0.1199 hectares per person	Ethiopia
1990s	0.1973 hectares per person	0.1983 hectares per person	0.0009 hectares per person	Italy
2000s	0.169 hectares per person	0.1776 hectares per person	0.0085 hectares per person	Italy
2010s	0.173 hectares per person	0.1532 hectares per person	0.0198 hectares per person	Ethiopia
2020s	0.1577 hectares per person	0.1538 hectares per person	0.0039 hectares per person	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Ethiopia or Italy?: Italy, at 0.1563 hectares per person against 0.1523 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Ethiopia and Italy?: 0.004 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Italy?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Italy rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Ethiopia ranks 102nd and Italy ranks 99th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.