Italy vs Syria: Agricultural area over the long-term
Italy
12.93 million hectares
in 2025
Syria
13.44 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
63rd
Syria rank
61st
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Italy
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 13.44 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 515,100 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 38 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.40 million hectares | 3.82 million hectares | 2.57 million hectares | Italy |
| 1100s | 7.80 million hectares | 4.01 million hectares | 3.79 million hectares | Italy |
| 1200s | 9.96 million hectares | 4.19 million hectares | 5.76 million hectares | Italy |
| 1300s | 14.27 million hectares | 4.37 million hectares | 9.90 million hectares | Italy |
| 1400s | 8.90 million hectares | 3.47 million hectares | 5.42 million hectares | Italy |
| 1500s | 9.73 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 6.04 million hectares | Italy |
| 1600s | 13.92 million hectares | 4.26 million hectares | 9.66 million hectares | Italy |
| 1700s | 13.67 million hectares | 4.23 million hectares | 9.43 million hectares | Italy |
| 1710s | 13.80 million hectares | 4.25 million hectares | 9.55 million hectares | Italy |
| 1720s | 13.98 million hectares | 4.27 million hectares | 9.71 million hectares | Italy |
| 1730s | 14.16 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 9.87 million hectares | Italy |
| 1740s | 14.35 million hectares | 4.31 million hectares | 10.04 million hectares | Italy |
| 1750s | 14.54 million hectares | 4.32 million hectares | 10.21 million hectares | Italy |
| 1760s | 14.73 million hectares | 4.34 million hectares | 10.38 million hectares | Italy |
| 1770s | 14.92 million hectares | 4.36 million hectares | 10.56 million hectares | Italy |
| 1780s | 15.11 million hectares | 4.38 million hectares | 10.73 million hectares | Italy |
| 1790s | 15.30 million hectares | 4.39 million hectares | 10.91 million hectares | Italy |
| 1800s | 15.49 million hectares | 4.41 million hectares | 11.08 million hectares | Italy |
| 1810s | 15.69 million hectares | 4.43 million hectares | 11.26 million hectares | Italy |
| 1820s | 15.88 million hectares | 4.44 million hectares | 11.43 million hectares | Italy |
| 1830s | 16.56 million hectares | 4.62 million hectares | 11.94 million hectares | Italy |
| 1840s | 17.27 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 12.51 million hectares | Italy |
| 1850s | 18.00 million hectares | 4.91 million hectares | 13.10 million hectares | Italy |
| 1860s | 18.76 million hectares | 5.05 million hectares | 13.71 million hectares | Italy |
| 1870s | 18.76 million hectares | 5.20 million hectares | 13.56 million hectares | Italy |
| 1880s | 19.44 million hectares | 5.86 million hectares | 13.58 million hectares | Italy |
| 1890s | 20.28 million hectares | 6.51 million hectares | 13.77 million hectares | Italy |
| 1900s | 21.05 million hectares | 6.38 million hectares | 14.67 million hectares | Italy |
| 1910s | 21.30 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | 15.05 million hectares | Italy |
| 1920s | 21.74 million hectares | 6.11 million hectares | 15.63 million hectares | Italy |
| 1930s | 21.89 million hectares | 5.97 million hectares | 15.91 million hectares | Italy |
| 1940s | 21.94 million hectares | 9.34 million hectares | 12.60 million hectares | Italy |
| 1950s | 21.42 million hectares | 12.39 million hectares | 9.03 million hectares | Italy |
| 1960s | 20.46 million hectares | 14.26 million hectares | 6.20 million hectares | Italy |
| 1970s | 17.81 million hectares | 14.04 million hectares | 3.77 million hectares | Italy |
| 1980s | 17.20 million hectares | 13.93 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | Italy |
| 1990s | 15.78 million hectares | 13.70 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 14.77 million hectares | 13.83 million hectares | 943,430 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.28 million hectares | 13.92 million hectares | 634,570 hectares | Syria |
| 2020s | 12.76 million hectares | 13.64 million hectares | 880,517 hectares | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Italy or Syria?
- Syria, at 13.44 million hectares against 12.93 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Italy and Syria?
- 515,100 hectares, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Syria?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Syria rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Syria ranks 61st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.