Italy vs Sudan: Share of annual global forest expansion
Italy
0.9%
in 2020
Sudan
1.7%
in 2020
Italy rank
9th
Sudan rank
6th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Italy
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.7% against 0.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.8 times Italy's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 6th of 110 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Italy or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.7% against 0.9% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Italy and Sudan?
- 0.8%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Sudan rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Italy ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 6th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.