Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1389 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy is 0.1389 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.0% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.1789 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 ha per square kilometre, in 1972.
Italy ranks 46th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0212 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0104 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre | +124.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0462 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0741 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0923 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1026 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1339 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1027 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0988 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.107 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1169 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1159 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1376 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1727 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1534 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1383 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1339 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1583 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1269 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.1389 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0104 ha per square kilometre, 13.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.1389 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0065 ha per square kilometre, 21.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +124.7% | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 0.084 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | 0.1339 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | 0.1349 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | 0.1307 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1417 ha per square kilometre | 0.1219 ha per square kilometre | 0.1789 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 43 Uruguay 0.1566 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Nicaragua 0.1473 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Maldives 0.1443 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Angola 0.1233 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Honduras 0.1232 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Israel 0.1149 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.1389 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1789 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- How does Italy rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 46th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.