Forest area as share of land area in Italy
Italy: Forest area as share of land area was 31.86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
31.86
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
112th
of 216 countries
All-time high
31.86
in 2025
All-time low
25.67
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Italy recorded 31.86 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Italy peaked at 31.86 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.67, in 1990.
Italy ranks 112th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.85 | 25.67 | 28.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.3 | 28.3 | 30.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.55 | 30.12 | 31.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.76 | 31.65 | 31.86 | 6 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -5.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0007 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.775 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3373 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Italy?
- Forest area as share of land area in Italy was 31.86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 31.86 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.67 in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Italy ranks 112th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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