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.
Land use hidden — Forest in Italy, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,898 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 76,677 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 77,456 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 78,236 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 79,016 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 79,795 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 80,574 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 81,354 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 82,134 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 82,913 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 83,692 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 84,351 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 85,010 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 85,669 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 86,328 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 86,986 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 87,645 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 88,304 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 88,963 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89,622 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90,280 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90,818 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 91,357 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 91,895 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 92,433 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92,971 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 93,509 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94,047 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94,585 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 95,123 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 95,661 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96,199 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96,738 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 97,276 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 97,276 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 30.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Italy's 97,276 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,879 Square kilometres, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
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)
- 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 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