Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy
Italy: Forest area certified under an independently verified certification was 1,045 ha th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1,045 ha th for forest area certified under an independently verified certification in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy peaked at 1,045 ha th in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha th, in 1990.
That places Italy 42nd out of 266 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 14.32 ha th | — |
| 2005 | 626.52 ha th | +4275.1% |
| 2010 | 536.56 ha th | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 828.34 ha th | +54.4% |
| 2016 | 819.92 ha th | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 840.11 ha th | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 818.27 ha th | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 865.94 ha th | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 866.44 ha th | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 998.1 ha th | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 904.73 ha th | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 980.47 ha th | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1,045 ha th | +6.5% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,045 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 306.36 ha th, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area certified under an independently verified certification 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4275.1% | 14.32 ha th | 626.52 ha th |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 0 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 320.42 ha th | 14.32 ha th | 626.52 ha th | 2 |
| 2010s | 784.86 ha th | 536.56 ha th | 865.94 ha th | 6 |
| 2020s | 958.88 ha th | 866.44 ha th | 1,045 ha th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 39 Slovakia 1,169 ha th compare
- 40 New Zealand 1,081 ha th compare
- 41 Peru 1,063 ha th compare
- 43 Serbia 1,025 ha th compare
- 44 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 875.57 ha th compare
- 45 Republic of Korea 702.68 ha th compare
- 45 South Korea 702.68 ha th 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy?
- Forest area certified under an independently verified certification in Italy was 1,045 ha th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,045 ha th in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest area certified under an independently verified certification recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha th in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forest area certified under an independently verified certification?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 266 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest area certified under an independently verified certification rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area certified under an independently verified certification scheme (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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