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Italy - Tree cover loss 29,315

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

29,315 (2025)

Global rank

##62 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 2001

2.97×

Ranking Race — Tree cover loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#85200120062011201620212025#74#622023 overtook Portugal2025 overtook Suriname
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Italy climbed from #74 to #62 (overtook Portugal). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
2005
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2023
Overtook Portugal in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Suriname in global rank auto

Tree cover loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120253613.1522,30941,00659,702

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