Italy vs Kazakhstan: Annual change in forest area
Italy
12,490 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 13,900 hectares against 12,490 hectares in Italy, a difference of 1,410 hectares.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,950 hectares | -531.01 hectares | 78,481 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 67,086 hectares | -6,781 hectares | 73,867 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 30,685 hectares | 33,284 hectares | 2,600 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 25,492 hectares | 16,335 hectares | 9,157 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Italy or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 13,900 hectares against 12,490 hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Italy and Kazakhstan?
- 1,410 hectares, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Kazakhstan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Italy ranks 27th and Kazakhstan ranks 24th 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.