Share of land covered by forest in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of land covered by forest was 18.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by forest in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 18.6% for share of land covered by forest in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by forest in Cyprus peaked at 18.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of land covered by forest in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.4% | — |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 18.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.2%, 56% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.5%, 57% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 17.4% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by forest in Cyprus?
- Share of land covered by forest in Cyprus was 18.6% in 2025, according to Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by forest recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by forest recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of land covered by forest?
- Cyprus ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land covered by forest rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2013) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of land area covered by forest, including both natural forests and forest plantations.