Forest area in Greece
Greece: Forest area was 4.76 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Greece, 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 Greece is 4.76 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Greece peaked at 4.76 million hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.71 million hectares, in 1990.
That places Greece 75th 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 | 3.71 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 million hectares | 3.71 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million hectares | 3.72 million hectares | 4.63 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 4.76 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Greece?
- Forest area in Greece was 4.76 million 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forest area?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.