Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre for forestland — area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Greece ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0339 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0319 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 73 New Zealand 0.0386 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Czechia 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Spain 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Paraguay 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Portugal 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Liechtenstein 0.0363 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.