Italy vs Polynesia: Primary Forest — Area
Primary Forest — Area over time
- Italy
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 117.3 1000 ha against 93.26 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 24.04 1000 ha.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Polynesia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 66th and Polynesia ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.19 1000 ha | 129.29 1000 ha | 40.1 1000 ha | Polynesia |
| 2000s | 89.19 1000 ha | 124.91 1000 ha | 35.72 1000 ha | Polynesia |
| 2010s | 85.09 1000 ha | 120.54 1000 ha | 35.44 1000 ha | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 89.83 1000 ha | 117.73 1000 ha | 27.9 1000 ha | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary forest — area, Italy or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 117.3 1000 ha against 93.26 1000 ha in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary forest — area between Italy and Polynesia?
- 24.04 1000 ha, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Polynesia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Polynesia rank globally for primary forest — area?
- Italy ranks 66th and Polynesia ranks 63rd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary 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.