Change forest area share total in Cyprus
Cyprus: Change forest area share total was -0.0978 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Cyprus, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded -0.0978 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 550.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Cyprus peaked at 0.6475 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.0978, in 2025.
That places Cyprus 164th out of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6475 | — |
| 1992 | 0.6433 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6392 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6352 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6312 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6272 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6233 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6194 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6156 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6119 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0716 | -88.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0716 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0715 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0715 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0714 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0714 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0713 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0713 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0712 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0712 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.015 | -121.1% |
| 2012 | -0.015 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | -0.015 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0151 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0151 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.0197 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0197 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0197 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0197 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0197 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0975 | +394.6% |
| 2022 | -0.0976 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0977 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | -0.0977 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.0978 | +0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's -0.0978 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Cyprus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -394.6% | -0.0197 | -0.0975 |
| 2011 | -121.1% | 0.0712 | -0.015 |
| 2001 | -88.3% | 0.6119 | 0.0716 |
| 2016 | -30.8% | -0.0151 | -0.0197 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6313 | 0.6156 | 0.6475 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1255 | 0.0712 | 0.6119 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0083 | -0.0197 | 0.0712 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0847 | -0.0978 | -0.0197 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0022 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.2981 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Cyprus?
- Change forest area share total in Cyprus was -0.0978 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6475 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0978 in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for change forest area share total?
- Cyprus ranks 164th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 550.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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