Croatia vs Cyprus: Annual afforestation
Croatia
80 hectares per year
in 2020
Cyprus
30 hectares per year
in 2020
Croatia rank
59th
Cyprus rank
61st
Annual afforestation over time
- Croatia
- Cyprus
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 80 hectares per year against 30 hectares per year in Cyprus, a difference of 50 hectares per year.
That makes Croatia's figure about 2.7 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 59th and Cyprus ranks 61st of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Cyprus in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Cyprus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270 hectares per year | 260 hectares per year | 10 hectares per year | Croatia |
| 2000s | 160 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 110 hectares per year | 90 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | Croatia |
| 2020s | 80 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 50 hectares per year | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Croatia or Cyprus?
- Croatia, at 80 hectares per year against 30 hectares per year in Cyprus as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Croatia and Cyprus?
- 50 hectares per year, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Cyprus?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Croatia and Cyprus rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Croatia ranks 59th and Cyprus ranks 61st of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.