Forest area in Cyprus

Forests covered 18.6% of the land area of Cyprus in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2002.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cyprus, 2024 18.6% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 18.6%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Cyprus (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 134th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Cyprus over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period CyprusEuropean Union
2024 18.6% –
2023 18.6% 40.1%
2022 18.6% 40.0%
2021 18.7% 40.0%
2020 18.7% 39.9%
2019 18.7% 39.9%
2018 18.7% 39.8%
2017 18.7% 39.8%
2016 18.7% 39.7%
2015 18.7% 39.7%
2014 18.7% 39.6%
2013 18.7% 39.5%
2012 18.7% 39.4%
2011 18.7% 39.4%
2010 18.7% 39.3%
2009 18.7% 39.2%
2008 18.7% 39.1%
2007 18.7% 38.9%
2006 18.7% 38.8%
2005 18.6% 38.7%
2004 18.6% 38.6%
2003 18.6% 38.4%
2002 18.6% 38.3%
2001 18.6% 38.2%
2000 18.6% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 18.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.7%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Cyprus has the 134th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Cyprus
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)