Agricultural land use, per capita in Italy
Italy: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2219 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Italy stood at 0.2219 hectares per person.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2072 hectares per person, in 2018.
Italy ranks 137th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4093 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4059 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4002 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.396 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3922 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3885 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3852 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3824 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.3778 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3749 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3264 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3219 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3193 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3176 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.316 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3146 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3128 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3132 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3127 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3112 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3106 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3101 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3051 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3048 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3021 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3011 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3006 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2974 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2973 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2969 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2828 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2813 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2799 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2762 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2699 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2697 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2721 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2776 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2746 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2721 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2675 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2597 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2574 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2533 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2432 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.241 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2442 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2395 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2308 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2281 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.226 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2149 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2131 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2138 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2072 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2197 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2106 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2097 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2203 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2219 hectares per person | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3931 hectares per person | 0.3778 hectares per person | 0.4093 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.3127 hectares per person | 0.3749 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.304 hectares per person | 0.2973 hectares per person | 0.3112 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.2697 hectares per person | 0.2969 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2548 hectares per person | 0.2348 hectares per person | 0.2746 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2211 hectares per person | 0.2072 hectares per person | 0.2395 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2156 hectares per person | 0.2097 hectares per person | 0.2219 hectares per person | 4 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Italy?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Italy was 0.2219 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4093 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2072 hectares per person in 2018.
- How does Italy rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Italy ranks 137th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.