Forestland — Area, per capita in Italy
Italy: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per capita in Italy, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area, per capita in Italy is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Italy 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 77% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0002 1000 ha per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 62% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 forestland — area, per capita in Italy?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Italy was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Italy ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.