Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Greece
Greece: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 4,593 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Greece recorded 4,593 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Greece peaked at 4,593 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,576 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Greece 76th out of 222 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 | 3,576 1000 ha | 3,576 1000 ha | 3,576 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,582 1000 ha | 3,576 1000 ha | 3,587 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,971 1000 ha | 3,588 1000 ha | 4,464 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,593 1000 ha | 4,593 1000 ha | 4,593 1000 ha | 6 |
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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Greece?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Greece was 4,593 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4,593 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,576 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Greece ranks 76th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area 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, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.