Italy vs Madagascar: Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time
- Italy
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 9,686 1000 ha against 8,799 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 887 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 54th and Madagascar ranks 52nd of 222 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 | 7,382 1000 ha | 13,060 1000 ha | 5,678 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8,053 1000 ha | 12,235 1000 ha | 4,182 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 8,411 1000 ha | 10,997 1000 ha | 2,586 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 8,763 1000 ha | 9,989 1000 ha | 1,226 1000 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Italy or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 9,686 1000 ha against 8,799 1000 ha in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Italy and Madagascar?
- 887 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 naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Italy ranks 54th and Madagascar ranks 52nd of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — 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.