Which has higher forest area, Italy or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 99,221 sq. km against 94,220 sq. km in Italy as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Madagascar?

5,001 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Madagascar?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Madagascar: Forest area (sq. km)

Italy

94,220 sq. km

in 2025

Madagascar

99,221 sq. km

in 2025

Italy rank

56th

Madagascar rank

54th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Italy
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 99,221 sq. km against 94,220 sq. km in Italy, a difference of 5,001 sq. km.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 214 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79,405 sq. km	133,789 sq. km	54,384 sq. km	Madagascar
2000s	86,657 sq. km	125,337 sq. km	38,680 sq. km	Madagascar
2010s	90,338 sq. km	112,654 sq. km	22,316 sq. km	Madagascar
2020s	93,907 sq. km	102,328 sq. km	8,420 sq. km	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Italy or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 99,221 sq. km against 94,220 sq. km in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Madagascar?: 5,001 sq. km, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Madagascar?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Madagascar rank globally for forest area?: Italy ranks 56th and Madagascar ranks 54th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.