Agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy
Italy: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 783.27 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy is 783.27 hectares, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy peaked at 2,099 hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 561.34 hectares, in 2003.
Italy ranks 80th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,532 hectares | 561.34 hectares | 2,099 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,285 hectares | 942.64 hectares | 1,991 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 906.41 hectares | 746.19 hectares | 1,253 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 77 Nepal 823.17 hectares compare
- 78 East Timor 819.6 hectares compare
- 79 Trinidad and Tobago 784.55 hectares compare
- 81 Taiwan 758.27 hectares compare
- 82 North Korea 719.97 hectares compare
- 83 Finland 692.31 hectares compare
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Italy was 783.27 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,099 hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 561.34 hectares in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Italy ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.