Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Italy
Italy: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 572.85 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Italy is 572.85 million t, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Italy peaked at 645.81 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 399.98 million t, in 1990.
That places Italy 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Italy, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 399.98 million t | — |
| 1991 | 409.61 million t | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 419.24 million t | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 428.88 million t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 438.51 million t | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 448.14 million t | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 457.77 million t | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 467.4 million t | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 477.04 million t | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 486.67 million t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 496.3 million t | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 505.98 million t | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 515.67 million t | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 525.35 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 535.04 million t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 544.72 million t | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 554.4 million t | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 564.09 million t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 573.77 million t | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 583.46 million t | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 593.14 million t | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 597.43 million t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 601.72 million t | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 606.01 million t | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 610.3 million t | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 614.59 million t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 620.83 million t | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 627.08 million t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 633.32 million t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 639.57 million t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 645.81 million t | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 631.22 million t | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 616.63 million t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 602.03 million t | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 587.44 million t | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 572.85 million t | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 443.32 million t | 399.98 million t | 486.67 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 539.88 million t | 496.3 million t | 583.46 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 614.4 million t | 593.14 million t | 639.57 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 609.33 million t | 572.85 million t | 645.81 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 119.91 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Italy?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Italy was 572.85 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 645.81 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 399.98 million t in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.