15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Greece
Greece: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered was 22,259 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Greece, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Greece is 22,259 km2, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Greece peaked at 22,311 km2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20,268 km2, in 2000.
That places Greece 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered in Greece, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,268 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 21,382 km2 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 22,093 km2 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 22,311 km2 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22,285 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 22,259 km2 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,825 km2 | 20,268 km2 | 21,382 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 22,230 km2 | 22,093 km2 | 22,311 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 22,259 km2 | 22,259 km2 | 22,259 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 18,791 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 14,064 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -24.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Greece?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered in Greece was 22,259 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22,311 km2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,268 km2 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered?
- Greece ranks 47th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: tree-covered rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Tree-covered areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAO’s SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: • Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.• Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.• Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.• Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.• Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.