Italy vs United Kingdom: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Italy
12,490 hectares
in 2025
United Kingdom
12,600 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
25th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 12,600 hectares against 12,490 hectares in Italy, a difference of 110 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 235 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77,950 hectares | 17,600 hectares | 60,350 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 67,086 hectares | 11,210 hectares | 55,876 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 30,685 hectares | 15,450 hectares | 15,235 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 25,492 hectares | 12,500 hectares | 12,992 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 12,600 hectares against 12,490 hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 110 hectares, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Italy ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.