Annual change in forest area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Annual change in forest area was -168 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Cyprus is -168 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 546.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Cyprus peaked at 1,050 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -168 hectares, in 2021.
That places Cyprus 157th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,050 hectares | 1,050 hectares | 1,050 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 215.7 hectares | 123 hectares | 1,050 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -14.3 hectares | -34 hectares | 123 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -145.67 hectares | -168 hectares | -34 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 154 Dominica -44 hectares compare
- 155 Slovenia -55.98 hectares compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda -66 hectares compare
- 158 Seychelles -218 hectares compare
- 159 Libya -334 hectares compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares 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 change in forest area in Cyprus?
- Annual change in forest area in Cyprus was -168 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1,050 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -168 hectares in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for annual change in forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 157th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 546.2%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.