Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Cyprus
Cyprus: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -272.2 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Cyprus, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cyprus is -272.2 kt, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cyprus peaked at -73.33 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -331.93 kt, in 2011.
That places Cyprus 152nd out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -73.33 kt | — |
| 1991 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -73.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -271.86 kt | +270.7% |
| 2002 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -271.86 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -331.93 kt | +22.1% |
| 2012 | -331.93 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -331.93 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -331.93 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -331.93 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -274.26 kt | -17.4% |
| 2017 | -274.26 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -274.26 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -274.26 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -274.26 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -272.2 kt | -0.8% |
| 2022 | -272.2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -272.2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -272.2 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -272.2 kt | -0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's -272.2 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -220 kt, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -73.33 kt | -73.33 kt | -73.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -252.01 kt | -271.86 kt | -73.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -302.86 kt | -331.93 kt | -271.86 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -272.54 kt | -274.26 kt | -272.2 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 149 Andorra -220 kt compare
- 150 Guinea -246.33 kt compare
- 151 Saint Lucia -271.33 kt compare
- 153 Haiti -293.33 kt compare
- 153 South Sudan -293.33 kt compare
- 155 Mozambique -317.73 kt compare
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cyprus?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Cyprus was -272.2 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was -73.33 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -331.93 kt in 2011.
- How does Cyprus rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Cyprus ranks 152nd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).