Italy vs Madagascar: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Italy
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 9,922 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 500 1000 ha.
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 58th and Madagascar ranks 56th of 231 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 | 7,941 1000 ha | 13,379 1000 ha | 5,438 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8,666 1000 ha | 12,534 1000 ha | 3,868 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 9,034 1000 ha | 11,265 1000 ha | 2,232 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 9,391 1000 ha | 10,233 1000 ha | 842.05 1000 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Italy or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 9,922 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Italy and Madagascar?
- 500 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
- Italy ranks 58th and Madagascar ranks 56th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.