Annual afforestation in Italy
Italy: Annual afforestation was 46,790 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual afforestation in Italy, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Italy stood at 46,790 hectares per year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Italy peaked at 46,790 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 43,240 hectares per year, in 1990.
Italy ranks 5th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Annual afforestation in Italy, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43,240 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 45,100 hectares per year | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 45,960 hectares per year | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 46,410 hectares per year | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 46,790 hectares per year | +0.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 46,790 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 110.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Italy's 46,790 hectares per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 50.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43,240 hectares per year | 43,240 hectares per year | 43,240 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 45,100 hectares per year | 45,100 hectares per year | 45,100 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 46,185 hectares per year | 45,960 hectares per year | 46,410 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 46,790 hectares per year | 46,790 hectares per year | 46,790 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 2 Russia 167,910 hectares per year compare
- 3 Turkey 83,300 hectares per year compare
- 4 New Zealand 71,900 hectares per year compare
- 6 Uzbekistan 37,000 hectares per year compare
- 7 Portugal 30,430 hectares per year compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 22,200 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Italy?
- Annual afforestation in Italy was 46,790 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 46,790 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,240 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for annual afforestation?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.