Italy vs Senegal: Forest land — Area

Italy
9,422 1000 ha
in 2025
Senegal
8,649 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy rank
58th
Senegal rank
60th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Senegal
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k199020072025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 9,422 1000 ha against 8,649 1000 ha in Senegal, a difference of 773 1000 ha.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Italy ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 60th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Senegal Difference Ahead
1990s 7,941 1000 ha 9,123 1000 ha 1,183 1000 ha Senegal
2000s 8,666 1000 ha 8,968 1000 ha 302.25 1000 ha Senegal
2010s 9,034 1000 ha 8,813 1000 ha 221.3 1000 ha Italy
2020s 9,391 1000 ha 8,688 1000 ha 702.56 1000 ha Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Italy or Senegal?
Italy, at 9,422 1000 ha against 8,649 1000 ha in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Italy and Senegal?
773 1000 ha, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Senegal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Senegal rank globally for forest land — area?
Italy ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.