Germany vs Italy: Agricultural land use per person

Germany
0.2028 hectares per person
in 2025
Italy
0.209 hectares per person
in 2025
Germany rank
135th
Italy rank
134th

Agricultural land use per person over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.209 hectares per person against 0.2028 hectares per person in Germany, a difference of 0.0062 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 135th and Italy ranks 134th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 24 and Italy in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1000s 3.67 hectares per person 1.23 hectares per person 2.44 hectares per person Germany
1100s 4.81 hectares per person 1.2 hectares per person 3.61 hectares per person Germany
1200s 4.27 hectares per person 1.17 hectares per person 3.1 hectares per person Germany
1300s 3.29 hectares per person 1.14 hectares per person 2.15 hectares per person Germany
1400s 3.21 hectares per person 1.11 hectares per person 2.1 hectares per person Germany
1500s 2.54 hectares per person 1.08 hectares per person 1.46 hectares per person Germany
1600s 2.07 hectares per person 1.05 hectares per person 1.02 hectares per person Germany
1700s 1.91 hectares per person 1.01 hectares per person 0.8988 hectares per person Germany
1710s 1.8 hectares per person 0.9925 hectares per person 0.8117 hectares per person Germany
1720s 1.7 hectares per person 0.9721 hectares per person 0.7259 hectares per person Germany
1730s 1.59 hectares per person 0.9521 hectares per person 0.6411 hectares per person Germany
1740s 1.49 hectares per person 0.9324 hectares per person 0.5571 hectares per person Germany
1750s 1.39 hectares per person 0.9131 hectares per person 0.4736 hectares per person Germany
1760s 1.33 hectares per person 0.8942 hectares per person 0.4349 hectares per person Germany
1770s 1.27 hectares per person 0.8756 hectares per person 0.3984 hectares per person Germany
1780s 1.22 hectares per person 0.8573 hectares per person 0.3636 hectares per person Germany
1790s 1.17 hectares per person 0.8392 hectares per person 0.3303 hectares per person Germany
1800s 1.12 hectares per person 0.8215 hectares per person 0.2984 hectares per person Germany
1810s 1.07 hectares per person 0.804 hectares per person 0.2654 hectares per person Germany
1820s 1.02 hectares per person 0.7867 hectares per person 0.2325 hectares per person Germany
1830s 0.9301 hectares per person 0.7696 hectares per person 0.1606 hectares per person Germany
1840s 0.8502 hectares per person 0.7526 hectares per person 0.0975 hectares per person Germany
1850s 0.7817 hectares per person 0.7358 hectares per person 0.0458 hectares per person Germany
1860s 0.7288 hectares per person 0.7191 hectares per person 0.0097 hectares per person Germany
1870s 0.6694 hectares per person 0.7024 hectares per person 0.033 hectares per person Italy
1880s 0.6048 hectares per person 0.6856 hectares per person 0.0808 hectares per person Italy
1890s 0.5466 hectares per person 0.6687 hectares per person 0.1221 hectares per person Italy
1900s 0.4771 hectares per person 0.6526 hectares per person 0.1755 hectares per person Italy
1910s 0.4285 hectares per person 0.6174 hectares per person 0.1888 hectares per person Italy
1920s 0.4273 hectares per person 0.5672 hectares per person 0.14 hectares per person Italy
1930s 0.4022 hectares per person 0.5345 hectares per person 0.1323 hectares per person Italy
1940s 0.3779 hectares per person 0.5 hectares per person 0.122 hectares per person Italy
1950s 0.3217 hectares per person 0.4451 hectares per person 0.1234 hectares per person Italy
1960s 0.2557 hectares per person 0.3975 hectares per person 0.1418 hectares per person Italy
1970s 0.2395 hectares per person 0.3235 hectares per person 0.084 hectares per person Italy
1980s 0.2338 hectares per person 0.3022 hectares per person 0.0684 hectares per person Italy
1990s 0.2134 hectares per person 0.2758 hectares per person 0.0624 hectares per person Italy
2000s 0.206 hectares per person 0.2523 hectares per person 0.0463 hectares per person Italy
2010s 0.2036 hectares per person 0.2199 hectares per person 0.0163 hectares per person Italy
2020s 0.2028 hectares per person 0.2065 hectares per person 0.0037 hectares per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Germany or Italy?
Italy, at 0.209 hectares per person against 0.2028 hectares per person in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Germany and Italy?
0.0062 hectares per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
Germany ranks 135th and Italy ranks 134th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use per person
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
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.