Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy

Italy: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.7109 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.7109 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
37th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.8376 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.3913 ha per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy stood at 0.7109 ha per square kilometre.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.8376 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3913 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.

Italy ranks 37th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1961 0.4191 ha per square kilometre
1962 0.4028 ha per square kilometre -3.9%
1963 0.3913 ha per square kilometre -2.9%
1964 0.4067 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
1965 0.4299 ha per square kilometre +5.7%
1966 0.4505 ha per square kilometre +4.8%
1967 0.4886 ha per square kilometre +8.5%
1968 0.5288 ha per square kilometre +8.2%
1969 0.5746 ha per square kilometre +8.7%
1970 0.588 ha per square kilometre +2.3%
1971 0.5953 ha per square kilometre +1.2%
1972 0.6234 ha per square kilometre +4.7%
1973 0.6457 ha per square kilometre +3.6%
1974 0.6379 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
1975 0.592 ha per square kilometre -7.2%
1976 0.6202 ha per square kilometre +4.8%
1977 0.6316 ha per square kilometre +1.8%
1978 0.6499 ha per square kilometre +2.9%
1979 0.6238 ha per square kilometre -4.0%
1980 0.5987 ha per square kilometre -4.0%
1981 0.5745 ha per square kilometre -4.0%
1982 0.6003 ha per square kilometre +4.5%
1983 0.6206 ha per square kilometre +3.4%
1984 0.6133 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
1985 0.6308 ha per square kilometre +2.8%
1986 0.6516 ha per square kilometre +3.3%
1987 0.6447 ha per square kilometre -1.0%
1988 0.6747 ha per square kilometre +4.6%
1989 0.7006 ha per square kilometre +3.8%
1990 0.728 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
1991 0.697 ha per square kilometre -4.3%
1992 0.7358 ha per square kilometre +5.6%
1993 0.7879 ha per square kilometre +7.1%
1994 0.8023 ha per square kilometre +1.8%
1995 0.8135 ha per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 0.833 ha per square kilometre +2.4%
1997 0.7917 ha per square kilometre -5.0%
1998 0.7572 ha per square kilometre -4.4%
1999 0.7507 ha per square kilometre -0.9%
2000 0.7451 ha per square kilometre -0.7%
2001 0.7359 ha per square kilometre -1.2%
2002 0.7395 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.7395 ha per square kilometre -0.0%
2004 0.7768 ha per square kilometre +5.1%
2005 0.7575 ha per square kilometre -2.5%
2006 0.7645 ha per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.7862 ha per square kilometre +2.8%
2008 0.7582 ha per square kilometre -3.6%
2009 0.8065 ha per square kilometre +6.4%
2010 0.8376 ha per square kilometre +3.9%
2011 0.8336 ha per square kilometre -0.5%
2012 0.7949 ha per square kilometre -4.6%
2013 0.7305 ha per square kilometre -8.1%
2014 0.7423 ha per square kilometre +1.6%
2015 0.7687 ha per square kilometre +3.6%
2016 0.7917 ha per square kilometre +3.0%
2017 0.7917 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.7345 ha per square kilometre -7.2%
2019 0.7441 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2020 0.7687 ha per square kilometre +3.3%
2021 0.7678 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2022 0.7386 ha per square kilometre -3.8%
2023 0.7109 ha per square kilometre -3.7%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 0.7109 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 4548.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.4547 ha per square kilometre 0.3913 ha per square kilometre 0.5746 ha per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.6208 ha per square kilometre 0.588 ha per square kilometre 0.6499 ha per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.631 ha per square kilometre 0.5745 ha per square kilometre 0.7006 ha per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.7697 ha per square kilometre 0.697 ha per square kilometre 0.833 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.761 ha per square kilometre 0.7359 ha per square kilometre 0.8065 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.777 ha per square kilometre 0.7305 ha per square kilometre 0.8376 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.7465 ha per square kilometre 0.7109 ha per square kilometre 0.7687 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 34 Burkina Faso 0.7759 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 35 Guyana 0.7711 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 36 Mali 0.7433 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 38 Nicaragua 0.6884 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 39 Egypt 0.6454 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 40 Colombia 0.6016 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy?
Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.7109 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8376 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3913 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
How does Italy rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 37th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — 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.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — 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.