Forest area as share of land area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forest area as share of land area was 18.58 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.58
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
137th
of 216 countries
All-time high
18.71
in 2010
All-time low
17.44
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 18.58 for forest area as share of land area 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, forest area as share of land area in Cyprus peaked at 18.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.44, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.95 | 17.44 | 18.46 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 | 18.57 | 18.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.69 | 18.68 | 18.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.63 | 18.58 | 18.67 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.6 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.54 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 96.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Cyprus?
- Forest area as share of land area in Cyprus was 18.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Cyprus ranks 137th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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