Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Italy, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Italy ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0299 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0305 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0301 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 94 Germany 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 France 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Switzerland 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Poland 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Ghana 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Romania 0.0302 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.