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Deforestation tables and charts for Italy

Deforestation data for Italy , 1990-2005. Italy 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 9,979,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 33.9
Other wooded land (hectares): 1,047,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 30,134,000

Forest Area

Classification Area Annual change rate Total change
Period 1990 2000 2005 1990-2000 1990-2000 2000-2005 2000-2005 1990-2005 1990-2005 1990s vs 2000s
Units ha ha ha ha % ha % ha % %
Total forest area 8,383,000 9,447,000 9,979,000 106000 1.2 106000 1.1 1,596,000 19.04 -8.33
Other wooded land 880000 992000 1047000 11,200 1.27 11,000 1.11 167,000 18.98 -12.87
Primary forests 160000 160000 0 0 - -160000 -100
Plantations 289000 144000 146000 -14,500 -5.02 400 0.28 -143000 -49.5 -105.5




Chart: Forest cover in Italy, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Italy, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Italy 1990-2005
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All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)




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