Forest area as share of land area in Greece
Greece: Forest area as share of land area was 36.95 in 2025. β² 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
1990β2025
Forest area as share of land area in Greece, 1990β2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Greece
- Standard Deviation 0.43 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 821,277 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 821,277 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 57,946 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 18,698 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 189,325 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 157,982 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 613,464 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 642,998 t (2024)
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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