Forest land — Share in Land area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forest land — Share in Land area was 18.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cyprus, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 18.6 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Cyprus peaked at 18.71 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.44 %, in 1990.
That places Cyprus 149th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.95 % | 17.44 % | 18.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.63 % | 18.57 % | 18.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.69 % | 18.68 % | 18.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.64 % | 18.6 % | 18.67 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 24.42 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 30.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 1.6 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.54 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26.99 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 96.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Cyprus?
- Forest land — share in land area in Cyprus was 18.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 18.71 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 % in 1990.
- How does Cyprus rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Cyprus ranks 149th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.