Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Italy
Italy: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 6.61 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.61 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Italy peaked at 7.12 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.61 %, in 2025.
That places Italy 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.03 % | 6.97 % | 7.1 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.08 % | 7.03 % | 7.12 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.9 % | 6.77 % | 7.03 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.68 % | 6.61 % | 6.75 % | 6 |
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- 97 Mayotte 7.71 % compare
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- 102 Turkmenistan 6.44 % compare
- 103 French Polynesia 6.33 % compare
More environment data for Italy
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 38.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,574 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 635 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 27.55 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,554 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 18.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,398 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 53.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,949 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Italy?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Italy was 6.61 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.12 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.61 % in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Italy ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — 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.