Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece
Greece: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 37.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.0%
World rank
87th
of 219 countries
All-time high
37.0%
in 2020
All-time low
28.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece is 37.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece peaked at 37.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 87th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.8% | — |
| 2000 | 28.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +16.2% |
| 2025 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.8% | 28.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Greece was 37.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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