Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Italy
Italy: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 90,794 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Italy stood at 90,794 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 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Italy peaked at 90,794 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70,610 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Italy 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Italy, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70,610 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 71,323 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 72,036 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 72,748 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 73,461 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 74,174 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 74,886 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75,599 Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 76,312 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 77,025 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77,737 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 78,357 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 78,978 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 79,598 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80,218 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80,838 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 81,458 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 82,078 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 82,698 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83,318 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 83,938 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 84,465 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 84,992 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85,520 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 86,047 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86,574 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 87,102 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 87,629 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 88,157 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88,684 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 89,211 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 89,739 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 90,266 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 90,794 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 90,794 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,508 Square kilometres, 36.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Italy's 90,794 Square kilometres is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,242 Square kilometres, 8.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73,817 Square kilometres | 70,610 Square kilometres | 77,025 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,528 Square kilometres | 77,737 Square kilometres | 83,318 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,311 Square kilometres | 83,938 Square kilometres | 88,684 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,002 Square kilometres | 89,211 Square kilometres | 90,794 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Italy?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Italy was 90,794 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 90,794 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,610 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Italy ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 — Naturally regenerating 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