Agriculture is a leading sector for leasing in Italy. In 2020, over 491 million euros was used to finance 3,873 agricultural and primary processing companies through leasing. Assilea represents most leasing companies in Italy, including generalist banks, specialist banks, non-banking financial intermediaries, and long-term rental companies. Some key statistics on agricultural leasing in Italy in 2020 include financing between 2,400-4,300 flexible cash leases, 7.7%-10.7% crop share leases, and 14,580 fixed cash leases. Agricultural machinery was the top investment category for leasing contracts.