Italy vs Netherlands: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Italy
0.1%
in 2025
Netherlands
0.1%
in 2025
Italy rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
56th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 56th of 228 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Italy ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 56th of 228 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.