Forest area km in Greece
Greece: Forest area km was 4.76 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.76 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
4.76 million
in 2020
All-time low
3.71 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Greece is 4.76 million, 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 km in Greece peaked at 4.76 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.71 million, 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.
Forest area km in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.71 million | — |
| 1991 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.71 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4.23 million | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.36 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.63 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.76 million | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4.76 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 10.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4.76 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.12 million, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.71 million | 3.71 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.71 million | 3.71 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million | 3.72 million | 4.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.76 million | 4.76 million | 4.76 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2927 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Greece?
- Forest area km in Greece was 4.76 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 million in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forest area km?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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