Agricultural land in Italy
Agricultural land made up 43.6% of the land area of Italy in 2024.
Italy, 2024
43.6%
Change from 2023
+2.1percentage points
European Union, 2023
40.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
44.4%
Position in 2024
83rd of 208
Agricultural land in Italy over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.6% | – |
| 2023 | 41.5% | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | 40.7% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | 40.8% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | 40.8% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | 41.4% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | 41.1% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | 41.4% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | 41.9% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | 42.0% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | 42.3% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | 42.5% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | 42.9% |
| 2008 | 48.9% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | 47.9% | 43.0% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | 43.5% |
| 2005 | 49.8% | 43.9% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | 43.9% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | 44.2% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | 44.7% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | 45.3% |
| 2000 | 52.6% | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 41.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 44.5%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 83rd highest value.
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