Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0071 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0071 ha per square kilometre for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0207 ha per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
Italy ranks 59th of 117 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0174 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0178 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0071 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0034 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0071 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -33.3% | 0.0102 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 56 Mexico 0.0099 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 0.0081 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Bulgaria 0.0077 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Philippines 0.0069 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Germany 0.0066 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Honduras 0.0064 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0071 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0207 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cucumbers and gherkins — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cucumbers and gherkins — Area harvested 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.