Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 32,870 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cyprus stood at 32,870 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cyprus peaked at 32,870 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,340 hectares, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 128th out of 185 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 | 25,789 hectares | 24,340 hectares | 27,238 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,968 hectares | 27,560 hectares | 30,377 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,356 hectares | 30,690 hectares | 32,526 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,870 hectares | 32,870 hectares | 32,870 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 125 Benin 42,440 hectares compare
- 126 Cape Verde 37,380 hectares compare
- 127 Honduras 35,800 hectares compare
- 130 Jordan 29,860 hectares compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 25,760 hectares compare
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cyprus?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Cyprus was 32,870 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 32,870 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,340 hectares in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Cyprus ranks 128th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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