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Tree Cover in Italy

From 2001 to 2025, Italy lost 551kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.3% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Italy

In Italy from 2001 to 2025, 551kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Italy

In Italy, the top 5 regions were responsible for 55.7% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Toscana had the most tree cover loss at 106.4kha compared to an average of 27.5 kha.

Toscana106.4kha
Trentino-Alto Adige66.1kha
Calabria61.7kha
Lazio40.1kha
Sardegna32.5kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Italy

From 2000 to 2020, Italy experienced a net change of -30.2 kha (-0.30%) in tree cover.

  • The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

  • Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree Cover Gain in Italy Compared to Other Areas

From 2000 to 2020, Italy gained 189.4 kha of tree cover equal to 0.14% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Italy Compared to Other Areas

In Italy there have been 839 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2017, with 1,974.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Italy

In Italy the peak fire season typically occurs in July. There were 839 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Italy Compared to Other Areas

Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Italy experienced a total of 11,589 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Italy
Precipitation Trends in Italy
Air Quality Trends in Italy
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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