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Forest cover — Cyprus

Forest cover in Cyprus in 2023 — 18.67%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.23 pp.

2023 18.67% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 134of 213
Period maximum 18.71%2010
Period minimum 17.44%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Cyprus, 1990–20231717.51818.5191990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 17.44%1991: 17.55%1992: 17.66%1993: 17.78%1994: 17.89%1995: 18%1996: 18.12%1997: 18.23%1998: 18.35%1999: 18.46%2000: 18.57%2001: 18.59%2002: 18.6%2003: 18.61%2004: 18.63%2005: 18.64%2006: 18.65%2007: 18.67%2008: 18.68%2009: 18.69%2010: 18.71%2011: 18.7%2012: 18.7%2013: 18.7%2014: 18.69%2015: 18.69%2016: 18.68%2017: 18.68%2018: 18.68%2019: 18.67%2020: 18.67%2021: 18.67%2022: 18.67%2023: 18.67%
Change over the period: +1.23 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cyprus

Cyprus 18.67%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Western Asia computed 6.42%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Cyprus, by year Cyprus All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 18.67 −0 pp
2022 18.67 −0 pp
2021 18.67 −0 pp
2020 18.67 −0 pp
2019 18.67 −0 pp
2018 18.68 −0 pp
2017 18.68 −0 pp
2016 18.68 −0.01 pp
2015 18.69 −0 pp
2014 18.69 −0 pp
2013 18.7 −0 pp
2012 18.7 −0 pp
2011 18.7 −0 pp
2010 18.71 +0.01 pp
2009 18.69 +0.01 pp
2008 18.68 +0.01 pp
2007 18.67 +0.01 pp
2006 18.65 +0.01 pp
2005 18.64 +0.01 pp
2004 18.63 +0.01 pp
2003 18.61 +0.01 pp
2002 18.6 +0.01 pp
2001 18.59 +0.01 pp
2000 18.57 +0.11 pp
1999 18.46 +0.11 pp
1998 18.35 +0.11 pp
1997 18.23 +0.11 pp
1996 18.12 +0.11 pp
1995 18 +0.11 pp
1994 17.89 +0.11 pp
1993 17.78 +0.11 pp
1992 17.66 +0.11 pp
1991 17.55 +0.11 pp
1990 17.44 —

Western Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GE Georgia 40.62 TR Türkiye 29.48 CY Cyprus 18.67 LB Lebanon 14.19 AZ Azerbaijan 14.11 AM Armenia 11.62 IL Israel 6.47 AE United Arab Emirates 4.47 SY Syria 2.84 IQ Iraq 1.9 PS Palestine 1.68 JO Jordan 1.1 YE Yemen 1.04 BH Bahrain 0.95 SA Saudi Arabia 0.45 KW Kuwait 0.35 OM Oman 0.01 QA Qatar 0
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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