Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Italy

Italy: Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC was 239.5 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
239.5 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 241 countries
All-time high
239.76 1000 ha
in 2003
All-time low
230.54 1000 ha
in 1995
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC in Italy, 1992–2022

0501001502002501992200720221992: 232.2 1000 ha1993: 232 1000 ha1994: 231.9 1000 ha1995: 230.5 1000 ha1996: 233 1000 ha1997: 234.1 1000 ha1998: 235.6 1000 ha1999: 238.6 1000 ha2000: 239.4 1000 ha2001: 239.6 1000 ha2002: 239.5 1000 ha2003: 239.8 1000 ha2004: 239.6 1000 ha2005: 239.5 1000 ha2006: 239.5 1000 ha2007: 239.4 1000 ha2008: 239.1 1000 ha2009: 239 1000 ha2010: 239 1000 ha2011: 239.1 1000 ha2012: 239.2 1000 ha2013: 239.3 1000 ha2014: 239.3 1000 ha2015: 239.3 1000 ha2016: 238.8 1000 ha2017: 238.5 1000 ha2018: 238.4 1000 ha2019: 238.5 1000 ha2020: 238.6 1000 ha2021: 238.9 1000 ha2022: 239.5 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2022, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Italy stood at 239.5 1000 ha.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Italy peaked at 239.76 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 230.54 1000 ha, in 1995.

Italy ranks 58th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 233.48 1000 ha 230.54 1000 ha 238.58 1000 ha 8
2000s 239.43 1000 ha 238.96 1000 ha 239.76 1000 ha 10
2010s 238.93 1000 ha 238.39 1000 ha 239.28 1000 ha 10
2020s 239.02 1000 ha 238.64 1000 ha 239.5 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 55 Kenya 355.58 1000 ha compare
  2. 56 United Arab Emirates 325.2 1000 ha compare
  3. 57 France 257.45 1000 ha compare
  4. 59 New Zealand 229.51 1000 ha compare
  5. 60 Jordan 194.09 1000 ha compare
  6. 61 Brazil 166.68 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Italy?
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc in Italy was 239.5 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 239.76 1000 ha in 2003.
What is the lowest sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 230.54 1000 ha in 1995.
How does Italy rank for sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc?
Italy ranks 58th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is sparsely natural vegetated areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.