Cyprus vs Israel: Forest area
Cyprus
171,700 hectares
in 2025
Israel
150,000 hectares
in 2025
Cyprus rank
158th
Israel rank
160th
Forest area over time
- Cyprus
- Israel
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 171,700 hectares against 150,000 hectares in Israel, a difference of 21,700 hectares.
That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 158th and Israel ranks 160th of 235 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 165,835 hectares | 141,450 hectares | 24,385 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 172,164 hectares | 153,450 hectares | 18,714 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 172,715 hectares | 156,700 hectares | 16,015 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 172,120 hectares | 145,000 hectares | 27,120 hectares | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cyprus or Israel?
- Cyprus, at 171,700 hectares against 150,000 hectares in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cyprus and Israel?
- 21,700 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Israel?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Israel rank globally for forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 158th and Israel ranks 160th of 235 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 Forest area. 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.