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