Greece - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Greece was 39,018 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,018 in 2015 and a minimum value of 32,986 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 32,986
1991 33,287
1992 33,589
1993 33,891
1994 34,192
1995 34,494
1996 34,796
1997 35,097
1998 35,399
1999 35,701
2000 36,002
2001 36,304
2002 36,605
2003 36,907
2004 37,209
2005 37,510
2006 37,812
2007 38,113
2008 38,415
2009 38,716
2010 39,018
2011 39,018
2012 39,018
2013 39,018
2014 39,018
2015 39,018
2016 39,018
2017 39,018
2018 39,018
2019 39,018
2020 39,018

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Greece was 30.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 30.27 in 2015, while its lowest value was 25.59 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 25.59
1991 25.82
1992 26.06
1993 26.29
1994 26.53
1995 26.76
1996 26.99
1997 27.23
1998 27.46
1999 27.70
2000 27.93
2001 28.16
2002 28.40
2003 28.63
2004 28.87
2005 29.10
2006 29.33
2007 29.57
2008 29.80
2009 30.04
2010 30.27
2011 30.27
2012 30.27
2013 30.27
2014 30.27
2015 30.27
2016 30.27
2017 30.27
2018 30.27
2019 30.27
2020 30.27

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use