Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy
Italy: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -2.48 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Italy recorded -2.48 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 453.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy peaked at 2.41 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -2.48 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Italy 239th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.41 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.84 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.72 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7233 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7181 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.713 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7079 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7029 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +44.4% |
| 2017 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9951 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9869 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9757 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2021 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -331.6% |
| 2022 | -2.31 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2023 | -2.37 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2024 | -2.42 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2025 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -331.6% | 0.9757 % change on previous year | -2.26 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -56.4% | 1.66 % change on previous year | 0.7233 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +44.4% | 0.7029 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9228 % change on previous year | 0.7029 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.81 % change on previous year | -2.48 % change on previous year | 0.9757 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 236 Benin -2.08 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 240 Gambia -2.95 % change on previous year compare
- 241 Chad -3.44 % change on previous year compare
- 242 Burkina Faso -3.93 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Italy was -2.48 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.48 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Italy rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Italy ranks 239th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 453.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.