Primary Forest — Area in Italy
Italy: Primary Forest — Area was 93.26 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 93.26 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Italy peaked at 93.26 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.11 1000 ha, in 2015.
That places Italy 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.19 1000 ha | 89.19 1000 ha | 89.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.19 1000 ha | 89.19 1000 ha | 89.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.09 1000 ha | 82.11 1000 ha | 89.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.83 1000 ha | 86.4 1000 ha | 93.26 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 primary forest — area in Italy?
- Primary forest — area in Italy was 93.26 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 93.26 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.11 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for primary forest — area?
- Italy ranks 66th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Primary Forest — Area. 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.