Share of annual global forest expansion in Italy
Italy: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Italy, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Italy stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Italy peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Italy 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 annual global forest expansion in Italy?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Italy was 0.9% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.