Share of deforestation that is exported in Italy
Italy: Share of deforestation that is exported was 15.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is exported in Italy, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 15.6% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Italy peaked at 15.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2009.
That places Italy 38th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.3% | 15.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 35 Israel 19.4% compare
- 37 Panama 16.2% compare
- 39 Burkina Faso 14.0% compare
- 40 Malawi 13.8% compare
- 41 Mozambique 13.4% compare
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Italy?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Italy was 15.6% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2009.
- How does Italy rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.