Cyprus - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Cyprus was 1,725 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,728 in 2010 and a minimum value of 1,611 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 1,611
1991 1,622
1992 1,632
1993 1,643
1994 1,653
1995 1,664
1996 1,674
1997 1,685
1998 1,695
1999 1,706
2000 1,716
2001 1,717
2002 1,719
2003 1,720
2004 1,721
2005 1,722
2006 1,723
2007 1,725
2008 1,726
2009 1,727
2010 1,728
2011 1,728
2012 1,728
2013 1,728
2014 1,727
2015 1,727
2016 1,726
2017 1,726
2018 1,726
2019 1,726
2020 1,725

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Cyprus was 18.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 18.71 in 2010, while its lowest value was 17.44 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 17.44
1991 17.55
1992 17.66
1993 17.78
1994 17.89
1995 18.00
1996 18.12
1997 18.23
1998 18.35
1999 18.46
2000 18.57
2001 18.59
2002 18.60
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 18.70
2012 18.70
2013 18.70
2014 18.69
2015 18.69
2016 18.68
2017 18.68
2018 18.68
2019 18.67
2020 18.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use