Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Greece
Greece: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Greece, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0 hectares for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Greece peaked at 132,960 hectares in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1991.
That places Greece 85th 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 | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 1,071 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,190 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,023 hectares | 1,190 hectares | 132,960 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,160 hectares | 0 hectares | 132,960 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Greece?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Greece was 0 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 132,960 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1991.
- How does Greece rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.