Italy vs Kazakhstan: Annual afforestation

Italy
46,790 hectares per year
in 2020
Kazakhstan
22,200 hectares per year
in 2020
Italy rank
5th
Kazakhstan rank
8th

Annual afforestation over time

  • Italy
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 46,790 hectares per year against 22,200 hectares per year in Kazakhstan, a difference of 24,590 hectares per year.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 106 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 43,240 hectares per year 15,000 hectares per year 28,240 hectares per year Italy
2000s 45,100 hectares per year 50,000 hectares per year 4,900 hectares per year Kazakhstan
2010s 46,185 hectares per year 54,455 hectares per year 8,270 hectares per year Kazakhstan
2020s 46,790 hectares per year 22,200 hectares per year 24,590 hectares per year Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual afforestation, Italy or Kazakhstan?
Italy, at 46,790 hectares per year against 22,200 hectares per year in Kazakhstan as of 2020.
What is the difference in annual afforestation between Italy and Kazakhstan?
24,590 hectares per year, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kazakhstan?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Italy and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual afforestation?
Italy ranks 5th and Kazakhstan ranks 8th of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual afforestation
Unit
hectares per year
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
106 places, 530 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.