Italy vs Romania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Italy
623,230 hectares
in 2025
Romania
676,440 hectares
in 2025
Italy rank
49th
Romania rank
47th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted over time
- Italy
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 676,440 hectares against 623,230 hectares in Italy, a difference of 53,210 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 49th and Romania ranks 47th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 558,792 hectares | 528,000 hectares | 30,792 hectares | Italy |
| 2000s | 612,948 hectares | 533,400 hectares | 79,548 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 622,966 hectares | 819,259 hectares | 196,293 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 627,335 hectares | 785,755 hectares | 158,420 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted, Italy or Romania?
- Romania, at 676,440 hectares against 623,230 hectares in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted between Italy and Romania?
- 53,210 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Romania rank globally for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Italy ranks 49th and Romania ranks 47th of 185 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.