Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Italy
Italy: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 8,713 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Italy, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Italy recorded 8,713 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Italy peaked at 9,110 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 8,658 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places Italy 51st out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9,085 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 9,087 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,089 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,110 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 9,092 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 9,067 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 9,000 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8,789 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 8,734 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8,699 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 8,681 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 8,679 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8,658 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 8,667 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8,681 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,693 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8,707 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 8,714 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8,703 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 8,702 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,695 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8,697 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,680 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,683 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,703 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8,706 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,723 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8,729 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 8,729 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,722 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,713 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 8,713 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419.21 1000 ha, 20.8× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Italy's 8,713 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,716 1000 ha, 5.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,040 1000 ha | 8,789 1000 ha | 9,110 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 8,691 1000 ha | 8,658 1000 ha | 8,734 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,702 1000 ha | 8,680 1000 ha | 8,729 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,721 1000 ha | 8,713 1000 ha | 8,729 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2257 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Italy?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Italy was 8,713 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 9,110 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,658 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Italy rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Italy ranks 51st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.