Italy vs Madagascar: Share of global forest area
Italy
0.2%
in 2025
Madagascar
0.2%
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Madagascar rank
54th
Share of global forest area over time
- Italy
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
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 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 235 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 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Italy or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Italy and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, 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 share of global forest area?
- Italy ranks 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 235 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 global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.