Italy vs Madagascar: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Italy
8,799 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar
9,686 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy rank
54th
Madagascar rank
52nd

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Italy
  • Madagascar
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020072025

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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 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.