Total agricultural land use per person in Italy
Italy: Total agricultural land use per person was 0.209 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.209
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
133rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 1000
All-time low
0.2008
in 2021
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural land use per person in Italy, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural land use per person in Italy is 0.209, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural land use per person in Italy peaked at 1.23 in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.2008, in 2021.
That places Italy 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total agricultural land use per person in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.23 | — |
| 1100 | 1.2 | -2.4% |
| 1200 | 1.17 | -2.4% |
| 1300 | 1.14 | -2.5% |
| 1400 | 1.11 | -2.6% |
| 1500 | 1.08 | -2.8% |
| 1600 | 1.05 | -3.0% |
| 1700 | 1.01 | -3.3% |
| 1710 | 0.9925 | -2.1% |
| 1720 | 0.9721 | -2.1% |
| 1730 | 0.9521 | -2.1% |
| 1740 | 0.9324 | -2.1% |
| 1750 | 0.9131 | -2.1% |
| 1760 | 0.8942 | -2.1% |
| 1770 | 0.8756 | -2.1% |
| 1780 | 0.8573 | -2.1% |
| 1790 | 0.8392 | -2.1% |
| 1800 | 0.8215 | -2.1% |
| 1810 | 0.804 | -2.1% |
| 1820 | 0.7867 | -2.2% |
| 1830 | 0.7696 | -2.2% |
| 1840 | 0.7526 | -2.2% |
| 1850 | 0.7358 | -2.2% |
| 1860 | 0.7191 | -2.3% |
| 1870 | 0.7024 | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 0.6856 | -2.4% |
| 1890 | 0.6687 | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 0.6526 | -2.4% |
| 1910 | 0.6174 | -5.4% |
| 1920 | 0.5672 | -8.1% |
| 1930 | 0.5345 | -5.8% |
| 1940 | 0.5 | -6.5% |
| 1950 | 0.4657 | -6.9% |
| 1951 | 0.4608 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4562 | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4517 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4474 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.443 | -1.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4387 | -1.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4341 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4292 | -1.1% |
| 1959 | 0.4237 | -1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.4151 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4121 | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.4084 | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4024 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3982 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3948 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3912 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3879 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3848 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3799 | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3764 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.327 | -13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3222 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3196 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.318 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3165 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3151 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3133 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3137 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3129 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3112 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3101 | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3091 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3035 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3027 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2997 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2985 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2979 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2948 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2949 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2947 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2808 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2793 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2779 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2741 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2677 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2681 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2682 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2708 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2762 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2728 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2694 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2641 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2562 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2543 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2505 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2403 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2386 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2428 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2343 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2414 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2325 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2295 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2269 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2183 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2138 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2108 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2102 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2025 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2134 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2028 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2008 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2104 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2076 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2083 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.209 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1200s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1300s | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1 |
| 1400s | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.9925 | 0.9925 | 0.9925 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.9721 | 0.9721 | 0.9721 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.9521 | 0.9521 | 0.9521 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.9324 | 0.9324 | 0.9324 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.9131 | 0.9131 | 0.9131 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.8942 | 0.8942 | 0.8942 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.8756 | 0.8756 | 0.8756 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.8573 | 0.8573 | 0.8573 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.8392 | 0.8392 | 0.8392 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8215 | 0.8215 | 0.8215 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.804 | 0.804 | 0.804 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.7867 | 0.7867 | 0.7867 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.7696 | 0.7696 | 0.7696 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.7526 | 0.7526 | 0.7526 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.7358 | 0.7358 | 0.7358 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7191 | 0.7191 | 0.7191 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.7024 | 0.7024 | 0.7024 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.6856 | 0.6856 | 0.6856 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.6687 | 0.6687 | 0.6687 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.6526 | 0.6526 | 0.6526 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.6174 | 0.6174 | 0.6174 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.5672 | 0.5672 | 0.5672 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.5345 | 0.5345 | 0.5345 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4451 | 0.4237 | 0.4657 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3975 | 0.3799 | 0.4151 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3235 | 0.3129 | 0.3764 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3022 | 0.2948 | 0.3112 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2758 | 0.2677 | 0.2947 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2523 | 0.2343 | 0.2728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2199 | 0.2025 | 0.2414 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2065 | 0.2008 | 0.2104 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 130 Samoa 0.2175 compare
- 131 Dominican Republic 0.2097 compare
- 132 Iraq 0.2091 compare
- 134 Germany 0.2028 compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1853 compare
- 136 Switzerland 0.1789 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.07 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.07 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural land use per person in Italy?
- Total agricultural land use per person in Italy was 0.209 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 1000.
- What is the lowest total agricultural land use per person recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2008 in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for total agricultural land use per person?
- Italy ranks 133rd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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