Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 31.8% in Italy and 1.3% in Saudi Arabia, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Italy, by 30.5 percentage points, or 25 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 31.8 2024 | 30.2 | 109 of 209 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.3 2024 | 1.3 | 193 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Italy ranked 109 and Saudi Arabia ranked 193 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Italy | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.8 | 1.3 | – |
| 2023 | 31.8 | 1.3 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 31.7 | 1.3 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 31.7 | 1.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 31.7 | 1.3 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 31.3 | 1.3 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 31 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 30.7 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 30.4 | 1.3 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 30.2 | 1.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 30.3 | 1.3 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 30.4 | 1.3 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 30.5 | 1.3 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 30.5 | 1.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 30.3 | 1.3 | 32 |
| 2008 | 30.1 | 1.3 | 32 |
| 2007 | 29.9 | 1.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 29.6 | 1.3 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 29.4 | 1.3 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 29.2 | 1.3 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 29 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 28.8 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 28.5 | 1.3 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 28.3 | 1.3 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 28.2 | 1.3 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 27.9 | 1.3 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 27.7 | 1.3 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 27.4 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 26.9 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 26.6 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 26.1 | 1.3 | – |
| 1990 | 25.8 | 1.3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time