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Agricultural land in Italy

Agricultural land in Italy was 43.6% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.1 pts from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

202443.6% Estimated
Change on 2023+2.1 pts
Rank15th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high70.31961
Series low41.52023

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Agricultural land in Italy, 1961 to 2024

405060708019611971198119912001201120241961: 70.3 %1962: 70.2 %1963: 69.7 %1964: 69.6 %1965: 69.5 %1966: 69.4 %1967: 69.3 %1968: 69.2 %1969: 68.8 %1970: 68.6 %1971: 60 %1972: 59.5 %1973: 59.4 %1974: 59.5 %1975: 59.6 %1976: 59.6 %1977: 59.5 %1978: 59.8 %1979: 59.9 %1980: 59.7 %1981: 59.7 %1982: 59.6 %1983: 58.7 %1984: 58.6 %1985: 58.1 %1986: 57.9 %1987: 57.8 %1988: 57.3 %1989: 57.3 %1990: 57.3 %1991: 54.6 %1992: 54.3 %1993: 54.1 %1994: 53.4 %1995: 52.1 %1996: 52.2 %1997: 52.2 %1998: 52.7 %1999: 53.7 %2000: 52.6 %2001: 51.8 %2002: 51 %2003: 50.4 %2004: 50.3 %2005: 49.8 %2006: 48 %2007: 47.9 %2008: 48.9 %2009: 47.3 %2010: 48.5 %2011: 46.5 %2012: 45.7 %2013: 46.1 %2014: 44.5 %2015: 43.8 %2016: 43.3 %2017: 43.4 %2018: 42 %2019: 44.4 %2020: 42.3 %2021: 41.9 %2022: 44 %2023: 41.5 %2024: 43.6 %405060708019611983200520241961: 70.3 %1962: 70.2 %1963: 69.7 %1964: 69.6 %1965: 69.5 %1966: 69.4 %1967: 69.3 %1968: 69.2 %1969: 68.8 %1970: 68.6 %1971: 60 %1972: 59.5 %1973: 59.4 %1974: 59.5 %1975: 59.6 %1976: 59.6 %1977: 59.5 %1978: 59.8 %1979: 59.9 %1980: 59.7 %1981: 59.7 %1982: 59.6 %1983: 58.7 %1984: 58.6 %1985: 58.1 %1986: 57.9 %1987: 57.8 %1988: 57.3 %1989: 57.3 %1990: 57.3 %1991: 54.6 %1992: 54.3 %1993: 54.1 %1994: 53.4 %1995: 52.1 %1996: 52.2 %1997: 52.2 %1998: 52.7 %1999: 53.7 %2000: 52.6 %2001: 51.8 %2002: 51 %2003: 50.4 %2004: 50.3 %2005: 49.8 %2006: 48 %2007: 47.9 %2008: 48.9 %2009: 47.3 %2010: 48.5 %2011: 46.5 %2012: 45.7 %2013: 46.1 %2014: 44.5 %2015: 43.8 %2016: 43.3 %2017: 43.4 %2018: 42 %2019: 44.4 %2020: 42.3 %2021: 41.9 %2022: 44 %2023: 41.5 %2024: 43.6 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202443.6 Estimated
202341.5 Estimated
202244 Estimated
202141.9 Estimated
202042.3 Estimated
201944.4 Estimated
201842 Estimated
201743.4 Estimated
201643.3 Estimated
201543.8 Estimated
201444.5 Estimated
201346.1 Estimated
201245.7 Estimated
201146.5 Estimated
201048.5 Estimated
200947.3 Estimated
200848.9 Estimated
200747.9 Estimated
200648 Estimated
200549.8 Estimated
200450.3 Estimated
200350.4 Estimated
200251 Estimated
200151.8 Estimated
200052.6 Estimated
199953.7 Estimated
199852.7 Estimated
199752.2 Estimated
199652.2 Estimated
199552.1 Estimated
199453.4 Estimated
199354.1 Estimated
199254.3 Estimated
199154.6 Estimated
199057.3 Estimated
198957.3 Estimated
198857.3 Estimated
198757.8 Estimated
198657.9 Estimated
198558.1 Estimated
198458.6 Estimated
198358.7 Estimated
198259.6 Estimated
198159.7 Estimated
198059.7 Estimated
197959.9 Estimated
197859.8 Estimated
197759.5 Estimated
197659.6 Estimated
197559.6 Estimated
197459.5 Estimated
197359.4 Estimated
197259.5 Estimated
197160 Estimated
197068.6 Estimated
196968.8 Estimated
196869.2 Estimated
196769.3 Estimated
196669.4 Estimated
196569.5 Estimated
196469.6 Estimated
196369.7 Estimated
196270.2 Estimated
196170.3 Estimated

Italy compared with nearby places

Austria: 31.1 %Belgium: 44.4 %Bulgaria: 46.2 %Cyprus: 13.6 %Czechia: 45.8 %Germany: 47.4 %Denmark: 65.1 %Estonia: 23 %Spain: 49.3 %Finland: 7.4 %France: 52.8 %Greece: 38.9 %Croatia: 26.2 %Hungary: 55.5 %Ireland: 65.2 %Italy: 43.6 %Lithuania: 45.7 %Luxembourg: 51.7 %Latvia: 31.7 %Malta: 25.5 %Netherlands: 53.4 %Poland: 46.2 %Portugal: 41.3 %Romania: 55.2 %Sweden: 7.3 %Slovenia: 30.4 %Slovakia: 37.8 %
  • Under 27
  • 27 to 40
  • 40 to 46
  • 46 to 53
  • 53 and over
Agricultural land, 2024, %. Italy is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Italy, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Italy, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Italy, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/italy.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Italy, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Italy, 1961 to 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/italy. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Italy?

Agricultural land in Italy was 43.6% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 2.1 pts from 2023. That is the 15th highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Italy?

70.3% in 1961, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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