Forest area in Italy
Italy: Forest area was 9,422 ha th in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,422 ha th
World rank
62nd
of 255 countries
All-time high
9,422 ha th
in 2025
All-time low
7,590 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Italy is 9,422 ha th, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Italy peaked at 9,422 ha th in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,590 ha th, in 1990.
Italy ranks 62nd of 255 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area in Italy, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,590 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 8,369 ha th | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 9,028 ha th | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 8,907 ha th | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 9,360 ha th | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 9,422 ha th | +0.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 9,422 ha th is above the median for high income countries, which is 506.34 ha th, 18.6× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Italy's 9,422 ha th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,162 ha th, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,590 ha th | 7,590 ha th | 7,590 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,369 ha th | 8,369 ha th | 8,369 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,968 ha th | 8,907 ha th | 9,028 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 9,391 ha th | 9,360 ha th | 9,422 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 in Italy?
- Forest area in Italy was 9,422 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9,422 ha th in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,590 ha th in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forest area?
- Italy ranks 62nd out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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