Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greece
Greece: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 170,130 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greece stood at 170,130 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greece peaked at 170,130 hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 132,480 hectares, in 1990.
That places Greece 85th 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 | 132,480 hectares | 132,480 hectares | 132,480 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,674 hectares | 132,480 hectares | 132,867 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 147,089 hectares | 132,910 hectares | 165,380 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 170,130 hectares | 170,130 hectares | 170,130 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greece?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Greece was 170,130 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 170,130 hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,480 hectares in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Greece ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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