Italy vs Senegal: Forest area (sq. km)
Italy
94,220 sq. km
in 2025
Senegal
86,493 sq. km
in 2025
Italy rank
56th
Senegal rank
58th
Forest area (sq. km) over time
- Italy
- Senegal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 94,220 sq. km against 86,493 sq. km in Senegal, a difference of 7,727 sq. km.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Italy ranks 56th and Senegal ranks 58th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79,405 sq. km | 91,234 sq. km | 11,829 sq. km | Senegal |
| 2000s | 86,657 sq. km | 89,680 sq. km | 3,023 sq. km | Senegal |
| 2010s | 90,338 sq. km | 88,125 sq. km | 2,213 sq. km | Italy |
| 2020s | 93,907 sq. km | 86,882 sq. km | 7,026 sq. km | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Italy or Senegal?
- Italy, at 94,220 sq. km against 86,493 sq. km in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Italy and Senegal?
- 7,727 sq. km, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Senegal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Senegal rank globally for forest area?
- Italy ranks 56th and Senegal ranks 58th 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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About this data
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.