Commodity driven deforestation in Italy
Italy: Commodity driven deforestation was 783.27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commodity driven deforestation in Italy, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commodity driven deforestation in Italy is 783.27, 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, commodity driven deforestation in Italy peaked at 2,099 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 561.34, 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.
Commodity driven deforestation in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,599 | — |
| 2002 | 1,112 | -30.4% |
| 2003 | 561.34 | -49.5% |
| 2004 | 2,099 | +273.9% |
| 2005 | 917.92 | -56.3% |
| 2006 | 1,607 | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 2,034 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 2,004 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1,856 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1,339 | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 1,285 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,421 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 1,018 | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 1,012 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 965.04 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1,625 | +68.4% |
| 2017 | 1,991 | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 1,248 | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 942.64 | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 746.19 | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 876.44 | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 873.54 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1,253 | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 783.27 | -37.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 783.27 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 11.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Italy's 783.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.3, 17.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +273.9% | 561.34 | 2,099 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,532 | 561.34 | 2,099 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,285 | 942.64 | 1,991 | 10 |
| 2020s | 906.41 | 746.19 | 1,253 | 5 |
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More environment data for Italy
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5525 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0553 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.08 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Italy?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Italy was 783.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2,099 in 2004.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 561.34 in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Italy ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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