Annual afforestation in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual afforestation was 30 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Cyprus, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Cyprus is 30 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Cyprus peaked at 260 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30 hectares per year, in 2020.
Cyprus ranks 61st of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260 hectares per year | 260 hectares per year | 260 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 90 hectares per year | 70 hectares per year | 110 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 30 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 30 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 58 Comoros 100 hectares per year compare
- 59 Croatia 80 hectares per year compare
- 60 Djibouti 50 hectares per year compare
- 61 Egypt 30 hectares per year compare
- 63 Switzerland 20 hectares per year compare
- 64 Jamaica 10 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 10 hectares per year compare
- 64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 hectares per year compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Cyprus?
- Annual afforestation in Cyprus was 30 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 260 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 hectares per year in 2020.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual afforestation?
- Cyprus ranks 61st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.