Planted Forest — Area in Italy
Italy: Planted Forest — Area was 623.23 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Italy is 623.23 1000 ha, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Italy peaked at 634.26 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 528.75 1000 ha, in 1990.
Italy ranks 59th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 528.75 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 535.43 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 542.1 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 548.78 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 555.45 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 562.13 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 568.81 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 575.48 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 582.16 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 588.83 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 595.51 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 599.39 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 603.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 607.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 611.01 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 614.89 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 618.76 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 622.64 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 626.51 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 630.39 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 634.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 629.97 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 625.68 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 621.38 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 617.09 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 612.8 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 616.53 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 620.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 623.98 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 627.71 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 631.44 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 629.8 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 628.16 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 626.51 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 624.87 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 623.23 1000 ha | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 623.23 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Italy's 623.23 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 558.79 1000 ha | 528.75 1000 ha | 588.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 612.95 1000 ha | 595.51 1000 ha | 630.39 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 622.97 1000 ha | 612.8 1000 ha | 634.26 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.34 1000 ha | 623.23 1000 ha | 631.44 1000 ha | 6 |
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 planted forest — area in Italy?
- Planted forest — area in Italy was 623.23 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 634.26 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 528.75 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for planted forest — area?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.