Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Italy

Italy: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 93.39 % in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
93.39 %
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
126th
of 222 countries
All-time high
93.39 %
in 2025
All-time low
92.88 %
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Italy, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 93 %1991: 93 %1992: 93 %1993: 93 %1994: 93 %1995: 93 %1996: 92.9 %1997: 92.9 %1998: 92.9 %1999: 92.9 %2000: 92.9 %2001: 92.9 %2002: 92.9 %2003: 92.9 %2004: 92.9 %2005: 92.9 %2006: 92.9 %2007: 93 %2008: 93 %2009: 93 %2010: 93 %2011: 93 %2012: 93 %2013: 93.1 %2014: 93.1 %2015: 93.1 %2016: 93.2 %2017: 93.2 %2018: 93.2 %2019: 93.2 %2020: 93.2 %2021: 93.3 %2022: 93.3 %2023: 93.3 %2024: 93.4 %2025: 93.4 %

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 126th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 126th out of 222 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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.