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 161st out of 249 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.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.55 % | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.66 % | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17.78 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 17.89 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.12 % | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 18.23 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 18.35 % | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.46 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.57 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 18.63 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 18.65 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.67 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 18.68 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.69 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.71 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.69 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 18.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.68 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 18.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.67 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 18.65 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 18.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 18.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.6 % | -0.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 18.6 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.12 %, 55% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 18.6 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 57% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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
- 158 Mauritius 19.15 % compare
- 159 Nigeria 18.95 % compare
- 160 South Africa 18.79 % compare
- 162 Australia and New Zealand 18.08 % compare
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 17.84 % compare
- 164 Comoros 17.79 % compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (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 161st out of 249 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.