Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Italy

Italy: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 6.61 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
6.61 %
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
100th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.12 %
in 2000
All-time low
6.61 %
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Italy, 1990–2025

024681990200720251990: 7 %1991: 7 %1992: 7 %1993: 7 %1994: 7 %1995: 7 %1996: 7.1 %1997: 7.1 %1998: 7.1 %1999: 7.1 %2000: 7.1 %2001: 7.1 %2002: 7.1 %2003: 7.1 %2004: 7.1 %2005: 7.1 %2006: 7.1 %2007: 7 %2008: 7 %2009: 7 %2010: 7 %2011: 7 %2012: 7 %2013: 6.9 %2014: 6.9 %2015: 6.9 %2016: 6.8 %2017: 6.8 %2018: 6.8 %2019: 6.8 %2020: 6.8 %2021: 6.7 %2022: 6.7 %2023: 6.7 %2024: 6.6 %2025: 6.6 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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

Indicator
Planted 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
226 places, 7,796 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.