Italy vs Madagascar: Forest area

Italy
9.42 million hectares
in 2025
Madagascar
9.92 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Madagascar rank
54th

Forest area over time

  • Italy
  • Madagascar
05.0M10.0M15.0M199020072025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 9.92 million hectares against 9.42 million hectares in Italy, a difference of 500,120 hectares.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 235 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 7.94 million hectares 13.38 million hectares 5.44 million hectares Madagascar
2000s 8.67 million hectares 12.53 million hectares 3.87 million hectares Madagascar
2010s 9.03 million hectares 11.27 million hectares 2.23 million hectares Madagascar
2020s 9.39 million hectares 10.23 million hectares 842,045 hectares Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Italy or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 9.92 million hectares against 9.42 million hectares in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Madagascar?
500,120 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Madagascar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Madagascar rank globally for forest area?
Italy ranks 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.