Azerbaijan vs Italy: Annual change in forest area
Azerbaijan
10,494 hectares
in 2025
Italy
12,490 hectares
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
29th
Italy rank
27th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Azerbaijan
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12,490 hectares against 10,494 hectares in Azerbaijan, a difference of 1,996 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th of 235 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,248 hectares | 77,950 hectares | 73,702 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 4,499 hectares | 67,086 hectares | 62,587 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 11,657 hectares | 30,685 hectares | 19,028 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 11,522 hectares | 25,492 hectares | 13,970 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Azerbaijan or Italy?
- Italy, at 12,490 hectares against 10,494 hectares in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Azerbaijan and Italy?
- 1,996 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Italy?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Italy rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th of 235 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 change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.