Share global forest in Greece
Greece: Share global forest was 0.115 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.115
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.115
in 2025
All-time low
0.0854
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.115 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Greece peaked at 0.115 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0854, in 1990.
That places Greece 75th out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0854 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0856 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0858 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.086 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0862 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0865 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0867 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0869 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0871 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0873 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0876 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0877 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0879 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.088 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0881 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0883 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0884 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0885 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0886 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0904 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0923 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0942 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0961 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.098 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1013 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1045 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1078 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1111 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1143 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1145 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1146 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1148 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1149 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.115 | +0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.115 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 10.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.115 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0864 | 0.0854 | 0.0873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.088 | 0.0875 | 0.0885 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0984 | 0.0886 | 0.1111 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1147 | 0.1143 | 0.115 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2927 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 23.23 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Greece?
- Share global forest in Greece was 0.115 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.115 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0854 in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for share global forest?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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