Greece — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Greece, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Greece was 36.95% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 36.95% in 2020. The lowest was 28.77% in 1990 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.74% per year.
Greece ranks 88 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 32.02%, so Greece sits above it. It peaked in 2020 and has risen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 18%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 18 of 57 economies; Liechtenstein (36.81%) is just below it. That is 6% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 94 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 93rd of 178 in 1990 → 108th of 207 in 2000 → 112th of 209 in 2010 → 89th of 214 in 2020 → 88th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 36.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 36.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 36.95% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 36.95% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 35.92% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 34.89% | +1.0 pp |
| 2017 | 33.86% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 32.82% | +1.0 pp |
| 2015 | 31.79% | +0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 31.21% | +0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 30.62% | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 30.04% | +0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 29.45% | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 28.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 28.86% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 28.85% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 28.84% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 28.83% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 28.82% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 28.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 28.79% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 28.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 28.77% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 28.77% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s Forest area in 1991?
28.77% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Greece’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +28.4% in total — about 0.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 36.95%; 2023: 36.95%; 2022: 36.95%; 2021: 36.95%; 2020: 36.95%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.