Italy vs Portugal: Annual afforestation
Italy
46,790 hectares per year
in 2020
Portugal
30,430 hectares per year
in 2020
Italy rank
5th
Portugal rank
7th
Annual afforestation over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 46,790 hectares per year against 30,430 hectares per year in Portugal, a difference of 16,360 hectares per year.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 7th of 106 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,240 hectares per year | 24,080 hectares per year | 19,160 hectares per year | Italy |
| 2000s | 45,100 hectares per year | 25,630 hectares per year | 19,470 hectares per year | Italy |
| 2010s | 46,185 hectares per year | 34,060 hectares per year | 12,125 hectares per year | Italy |
| 2020s | 46,790 hectares per year | 30,430 hectares per year | 16,360 hectares per year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 46,790 hectares per year against 30,430 hectares per year in Portugal as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Italy and Portugal?
- 16,360 hectares per year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Italy ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 7th 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.