Italy vs Madagascar: Forestland — Area
Italy
9,422 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar
9,922 1000 ha
in 2025
Italy rank
51st
Madagascar rank
49th
Forestland — Area over time
- Italy
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 9,922 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy, a difference of 500 1000 ha.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 49th of 223 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,941 1000 ha | 13,379 1000 ha | 5,438 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8,666 1000 ha | 12,534 1000 ha | 3,868 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 9,034 1000 ha | 11,265 1000 ha | 2,232 1000 ha | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 9,391 1000 ha | 10,233 1000 ha | 842.05 1000 ha | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, Italy or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 9,922 1000 ha against 9,422 1000 ha in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forestland — area between Italy and Madagascar?
- 500 1000 ha, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Madagascar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Madagascar rank globally for forestland — area?
- Italy ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 49th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).