Forest area in Greece

Forests covered 36.9% of the land area of Greece in 2024.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Greece, 2024 36.9% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 36.9%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Greece (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 88th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Greece 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 GreeceEuropean Union
2024 36.9% –
2023 36.9% 40.1%
2022 36.9% 40.0%
2021 36.9% 40.0%
2020 36.9% 39.9%
2019 35.9% 39.9%
2018 34.9% 39.8%
2017 33.9% 39.8%
2016 32.8% 39.7%
2015 31.8% 39.7%
2014 31.2% 39.6%
2013 30.6% 39.5%
2012 30.0% 39.4%
2011 29.5% 39.4%
2010 28.9% 39.3%
2009 28.9% 39.2%
2008 28.8% 39.1%
2007 28.8% 38.9%
2006 28.8% 38.8%
2005 28.8% 38.7%
2004 28.8% 38.6%
2003 28.8% 38.4%
2002 28.8% 38.3%
2001 28.8% 38.2%
2000 28.8% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 31.2%, the figure has changed by +5.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Greece has the 88th 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 Greece
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)