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Italy’s Land Consumption: How Development is Changing the Italian Countryside

Italy’s land consumption is surging, with natural areas rapidly yielding to development. Discover the details and drivers behind this accelerating trend.

06/11/2025
06/11/2025
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A new environmental report from ISPRA, an Italian public research institute, has some eye-opening news: Italy’s land consumption is accelerating. In plain terms, parts of “natural” Italy are being lost to development faster than before. The report highlights stark figures. The country is now losing soil at a rate of 2.7 square metres every second. That adds up to about 83.7 km² of land paved or built over in 2024 alone, a 15.6% jump from the previous year. To put it visually, imagine rolling out a carpet of concrete 230,000 square metres long every day – in one year, you’d…

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