Italy's forest cover rose from 26.9 % in 1994 to 32.9 % in 2023.
Italy · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Italy's forest area rose from 79,016 km in 1994 to 97,276 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
81st of 213 · 31st in Europe & C. Asia
Italy's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 21.4 % in 2013 to 21.5 % in 2025.
Italy's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 53.4 % in 1994 to 44.3 % in 2023.
Italy's arable land (% of land area) fell from 28.3 % in 1994 to 24.0 % in 2023.
Air
Italy's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 29.8 in 1994 to 14.3 in 2023.
Water
Italy's water stress fell from 23.4 % in 1993 to 18.5 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
82nd of 181 · 25th in Europe & C. Asia
Italy's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 3,211 in 1993 to 3,093 in 2022.
Access
Italy's safe drinking water rose from 94.8 % in 2000 to 96.8 % in 2024.
Italy's safe sanitation fell from 79.3 % in 2000 to 78.2 % in 2024.