Forest area as share of land area in Greece

Greece: Forest area as share of land area was 36.95 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
36.95
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
90th
of 216 countries
All-time high
36.95
in 2020
All-time low
28.77
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest area as share of land area in Greece, 1990–2025

0102030401990200720251990: 28.81991: 28.81992: 28.81993: 28.81994: 28.81995: 28.81996: 28.81997: 28.81998: 28.81999: 28.82000: 28.82001: 28.82002: 28.82003: 28.82004: 28.82005: 28.82006: 28.82007: 28.82008: 28.82009: 28.92010: 28.92011: 29.52012: 302013: 30.62014: 31.22015: 31.82016: 32.82017: 33.92018: 34.92019: 35.92020: 36.92021: 36.92022: 36.92023: 36.92024: 36.92025: 36.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Greece is 36.95, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Greece peaked at 36.95 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.77, in 1990.

Greece ranks 90th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.77 28.77 28.77 10
2000s 28.82 28.77 28.86 10
2010s 31.95 28.87 35.92 10
2020s 36.95 36.95 36.95 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 87 Thailand 38.46 compare
  2. 88 Spain 38.29 compare
  3. 89 Liechtenstein 37.38 compare
  4. 91 Portugal 36.71 compare
  5. 92 Bulgaria 36.47 compare
  6. 93 Paraguay 36.1 compare

See the full ranking of 216 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area as share of land area in Greece?
Forest area as share of land area in Greece was 36.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 36.95 in 2020.
What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 28.77 in 1990.
How does Greece rank for forest area as share of land area?
Greece ranks 90th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area as share of 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 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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Indicator
Forest area as share of land area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,823 data points, 1000–2025
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