Greece vs Italy: Share of land defined as natural habitat

Greece
59.63
in 2010
Italy
60.51
in 2010
Greece rank
82nd
Italy rank
80th

Share of land defined as natural habitat over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
0204060178018952010

How they compare

Italy currently reports 60.51 against 59.63 in Greece, a difference of 0.8762.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 82nd and Italy ranks 80th of 168 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land defined as natural habitat
Source
Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 4,032 data points, 1780–2010
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Natural ecosystems include forest, grassland, savanna, and shrublands, and other classes such as peatlands and marshes. It is total land minus land that is used by humans for agriculture – either croplands or pasture – or for infrastructure and urban environments.