Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Italy
Italy: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 93.39 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 93.39 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Italy peaked at 93.39 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 92.88 %, in 2000.
Italy ranks 134th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.03 % | — |
| 1991 | 93.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 93 % | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 92.97 % | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.96 % | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.94 % | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.91 % | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.9 % | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.89 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.91 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.93 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.97 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.12 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.25 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.28 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.31 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 93.39 % | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 93.39 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 100% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Italy's 93.39 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.97 % | 92.9 % | 93.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.92 % | 92.88 % | 92.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1 % | 92.97 % | 93.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.32 % | 93.25 % | 93.39 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 131 French Polynesia 93.67 % compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 93.56 % compare
- 133 Serbia 93.55 % compare
- 135 Kyrgyzstan 93.15 % compare
- 136 Réunion 93.03 % compare
- 136 Reunion 93.03 % 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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Italy?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Italy was 93.39 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 93.39 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.88 % in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Italy ranks 134th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.