Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cyprus
Cyprus: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 80.86 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cyprus is 80.86 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cyprus peaked at 84.89 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.86 %, in 2025.
Cyprus ranks 175th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.89 % | — |
| 1991 | 84.79 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 84.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 84.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 84.5 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 84.4 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 84.31 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 84.21 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 84.12 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 83.94 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 83.77 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 83.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 83.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 82.93 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.59 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.42 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.2 % | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 82.08 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.56 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.15 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.95 % | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 80.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.89 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.87 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.86 % | -0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 80.86 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 86% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 80.86 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.45 % | 84.03 % | 84.89 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.18 % | 82.42 % | 83.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.85 % | 81.15 % | 82.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.9 % | 80.86 % | 80.95 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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 naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cyprus?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Cyprus was 80.86 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 84.89 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.86 % in 2025.
- How does Cyprus rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Cyprus ranks 175th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.