Forest land — Share in Land area in Greece
Greece: Forest land — Share in Land area was 36.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Greece stood at 36.95 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Greece peaked at 36.95 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.77 %, in 1990.
Greece ranks 99th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 28.77 % | 28.77 % | 28.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.81 % | 28.77 % | 28.86 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.95 % | 28.87 % | 35.92 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.95 % | 36.95 % | 36.95 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 69.29 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,001 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 306 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.41 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2,127 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,053 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 36.58 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,835 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Greece?
- Forest land — share in land area in Greece was 36.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.95 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.77 % in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Greece ranks 99th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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, 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.