Forestland — Area in Greece
Greece: Forestland — Area was 4,763 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Greece, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Greece is 4,763 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Greece peaked at 4,763 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,709 1000 ha, in 1990.
Greece ranks 69th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Greece, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,709 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3,710 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,711 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,712 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,714 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,715 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,716 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,717 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,718 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,720 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,796 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3,872 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3,947 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4,023 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4,098 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,231 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4,364 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,497 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4,630 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 4,763 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4,763 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 4,763 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 380.32 1000 ha, 12.5× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 4,763 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,709 1000 ha | 3,709 1000 ha | 3,709 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,714 1000 ha | 3,709 1000 ha | 3,720 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,118 1000 ha | 3,721 1000 ha | 4,630 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,763 1000 ha | 4,763 1000 ha | 4,763 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Greece?
- Forestland — area in Greece was 4,763 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4,763 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,709 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forestland — area?
- Greece ranks 69th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).