Italy vs Namibia: Forest area
Italy
9.42 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia
8.04 million hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Namibia rank
59th
Forest area over time
- Italy
- Namibia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 9.42 million hectares against 8.04 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 1.38 million hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Italy ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 59th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.94 million hectares | 8.45 million hectares | 509,104 hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.67 million hectares | 8.06 million hectares | 609,527 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 9.03 million hectares | 8.05 million hectares | 984,084 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 9.39 million hectares | 8.04 million hectares | 1.35 million hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Italy or Namibia?
- Italy, at 9.42 million hectares against 8.04 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Namibia?
- 1.38 million hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Namibia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Namibia rank globally for forest area?
- Italy ranks 56th and Namibia ranks 59th 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
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.