Forest area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forest area was 171,700 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Cyprus is 171,700 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Cyprus peaked at 172,840 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 161,110 hectares, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 158th out of 235 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 | 165,835 hectares | 161,110 hectares | 170,560 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 172,164 hectares | 171,610 hectares | 172,717 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 172,715 hectares | 172,574 hectares | 172,840 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 172,120 hectares | 171,700 hectares | 172,540 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Cyprus?
- Forest area in Cyprus was 171,700 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 172,840 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 161,110 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.