Land use hidden — Forest in Italy
Italy: Land use hidden — Forest was 97,276 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — forest in Italy stood at 97,276 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Italy peaked at 97,276 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75,898 Square kilometres, in 1990.
Italy ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,405 Square kilometres | 75,898 Square kilometres | 82,913 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,657 Square kilometres | 83,692 Square kilometres | 89,622 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,702 Square kilometres | 90,280 Square kilometres | 95,123 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,468 Square kilometres | 95,661 Square kilometres | 97,276 Square kilometres | 4 |
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)
- 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 land use hidden — forest in Italy?
- Land use hidden — forest in Italy was 97,276 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 97,276 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,898 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Italy ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata